US2015176263A1PendingUtilityA1

Apparatus to Capture and Extract Drain Clog Debris

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Individually held — no corporate assignee on recordPriority: Dec 23, 2013Filed: Dec 23, 2013Published: Jun 25, 2015
Est. expiryDec 23, 2033(~7.4 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Skip Lei
E03C 1/302E03C 1/30
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Abstract

An apparatus for removing a dog from a drain consists of an elongated, flexible shaft member with a corkscrew or coil member on one end and an integrated handle at the other end. Inserting the corkscrew end into a dogged drain and manually turning the handle allows the corkscrew portion of the apparatus to worm through the matter that is dogging the drain, and when the apparatus is pulled from the drain the dogging matter is held within the corkscrew member to capture the dogging matter or debris for easy removal.

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What is claimed as new and desired to be protected by Letters Patent is set forth in the appended claims: 
     
         1 . Apparatus for removing a dog from a drain, comprising:
 (a) an elongated flexible shaft;   (b) the elongated flexible shaft having a portion substantially formed as a coil at one end; and   (c) a handle, wherein the handle is integrated to the flexible shaft at the end of the flexible shaft opposite the coil end of the shaft.   
     
     
         2 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the elongated flexible shaft has a cylindrical cross section. 
     
     
         3 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the coil portion extends from one end of the flexible shaft to the handle portion. 
     
     
         4 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the coil portion has a plurality of individual coil, where in each individual coil has an outer surface and an inner surface. 
     
     
         5 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the coil portion has a plurality of individual coils, wherein each individual coil has an outer surface and an inner surface and wherein at least one individual coil has micro barbs along the outer surface of the individual coil. 
     
     
         6 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the elongated flexible shaft has a rectangular cross section. 
     
     
         7 . Apparatus for removing a clog from a drain, comprising:
 (a) an elongated, flexible shaft having a proximal end and a distal end;   (b) the elongated, flexible shaft having a portion substantially formed as a coil the distal end; and   (c) a handle integrally molded as the proximal end of the elongate, flexible shaft.   
     
     
         8 . The apparatus of  claim 7 , wherein the elongated flexible shaft has a rectangular cross section and the elongated flexible shaft has been wound around a helical axis to form the coil portion. 
     
     
         9 . The apparatus of  claim 7 , wherein the coil portion has a plurality of individual coils, wherein each individual coil has substantially the same size. 
     
     
         10 . The apparatus of  claim 7 , wherein the coil portion has a plurality of individual coils, wherein at least one individual coil has a different size than the other individual coils. 
     
     
         11 . The apparatus of  claim 7 , wherein the coil portion has a plurality of individual coils, wherein at least one individual coil has a different spacing than the other individual coils. 
     
     
         12 . The apparatus of  claim 7 , wherein the coil portion has a plurality of individual coils, wherein at least one individual coil has a different size and a different spacing than the other individual coils. 
     
     
         13 . The apparatus of  claim 7 , wherein the coil portion has a plurality of individual coils, wherein each individual coil has substantially the same size wherein each individual coil has an outer surface and an inner surface and wherein at least one individual coil has micro barbs along the outer surface of the individual coil. 
     
     
         14 . The apparatus of  claim 7 , wherein the coil portion has a plurality of individual coils, wherein each individual coil has an outer surface and an inner surface and at least one individual coil has a different size and a different spacing than the other individual coils and wherein at least one individual coil has micro barbs along the outer surface of the individual coil. 
     
     
         15 . The apparatus of  claim 7 , wherein the coil portion has a plurality of individual coils, wherein each individual coil has an outer surface and an inner surface and at least one individual coil has a different size than the other individual coils and wherein at least one individual coil has micro barbs along the outer surface of the individual coil. 
     
     
         16 . The apparatus of  claim 7 , wherein the coil portion has a plurality of individual coils, wherein each individual coil has an outer surface and an inner surface and at least one individual coil has a different spacing than the other individual coils and wherein at least one individual coil has micro barbs along the outer surface of the individual coil.

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