Drain Cleaning Device

Abstract

A drain cleaning device for removing debris from a drain is disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the drain cleaning device includes a handle section; a rod section connected to the handle section, the rod section optionally including one or more ribs, the one or more ribs configured to add structural rigidity to the rod section, and the one or more ribs further configured to facilitate the cleaning of grime from a side of a drain pipe; and an optional tip section connected to the rod section, the tip section including a plurality of projections disposed thereon, the plurality of projections configured to grab and collect debris from the drain pipe.

1 . A drain cleaning device for removing debris from a drain, the drain cleaning device comprising:
 a handle section adapted to facilitate the spinning of the drain cleaning device by a user, the handle section having a first elongated portion and a second elongated portion, the second portion being offset from the first portion and approximately parallel to the first portion; and   a rod section elongated to define a first end operationally engaged with the handle section and a second end opposite the first end, the rod section being adapted to be rotated by the handle section, wherein the second end of the rod section further comprises a plurality of radial protrusions integrally formed in the rod section.   
     
     
         2 . The drain cleaning device of  claim 1 , wherein the first elongated portion has at least one hourglass-shaped portion. 
     
     
         3 . The drain cleaning device of  claim 2 , wherein the at least one hourglass-shaped portion of the first elongated portion is configured to accommodate a first hand of the user during the spinning of the drain cleaning device by the user. 
     
     
         4 . The drain cleaning device of  claim 3 , wherein the second elongated portion has at least one hourglass-shaped portion configured to accommodate a second hand of the user during the spinning of the drain cleaning device by the user. 
     
     
         5 . The drain cleaning device of  claim 4 , wherein the handle section further comprises a handle portion connecting the first elongated portion and a second elongated portion. 
     
     
         6 . The drain cleaning device of  claim 5 , wherein the handle portion is a diagonal handle portion connecting first elongated portion and a second elongated portion, the diagonal handle portion comprising one or more finger recesses for accommodating one or more fingers of the user when the drain cleaning device is being inserted into, and removed from the drain pipe. 
     
     
         7 . The drain cleaning device of  claim 6  wherein the plurality of radial protrusions consists of one or more J-shaped protrusions. 
     
     
         8 . The drain cleaning device of  claim 6  wherein the plurality of radial protrusions consists of one or more T-shaped protrusions. 
     
     
         9 . The drain cleaning device of  claim 1  wherein the plurality of radial protrusions consists of one or more J-shaped protrusions. 
     
     
         10 . The drain cleaning device of  claim 1  wherein the plurality of radial protrusions consists of one or more T-shaped protrusions.