Toilet clog clearance device

• US 20150143623A1
• Filed: 11/26/2013
• Published: 05/28/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 11/26/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Toby Brummer
• Original Assignee: Toby Brummer
• Inventors: Brummer, Toby
• Granted Patent: US 9,630,221 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 4/255.01
• CPC Class Codes: A47K 11/10 Hand tools for cleaning the toilet bowl , seat or cover, e.g. toilet brushes cleaning devices without flushing A47K17/00; mechanical devices for cleaning toilet bowls E03D
• CPC Class Codes: B08B 9/02 Cleaning pipes or tubes or systems of pipes or tubes apparatus for cleaning metal pipes by chemical methods C23G3/04 ; removing obstructions in waste pipes or sinks E03C1/30; cleaning sewer pipes E03F9/00; cleaning boreholes or wells E21B37/00; cleaning furnace tubes, flues, chimneys F23J3/02; cleaning heat-transfer conduits, e.g. water tubes of boilers F28G
• CPC Class Codes: B08B 9/027 Cleaning the internal surfaces; Removal of blockages
• CPC Class Codes: E03C 1/30 Devices to facilitate removing of obstructions in waste-pipes or sinks for use in sewer pipes or both in waste and sewer pipes E03F9/00
• CPC Class Codes: E03D 9/00 Sanitary or other accessories for lavatories hand tools for cleaning the toilet bowl A47K11/10; seats or covers for closets A47K13/00; body supports, other than seats for closets A47K17/02; devices for preventing contamination of drinking-water pipes E03C1/10 ; Devices for cleaning or disinfecting the toilet room or the toilet bowl; Devices for eliminating smells cleaning, disinfecting or deodorising the seat A47K13/30

Abstract

This toilet unclogging tool has a handle attached at the proximal end of, a shaft, either straight or bent, and a bullet shaped head portion, attached at the distal end of the shaft, which head is made of a semi-rigid material such as closed cell polyethylene foam. The head has a series of grooves, usually four of a V-shape, along the length thereof to permit fluid to pass there through when one attempts to push a blockage forward over the trap of a toilet. A rigid cap having a flat face is disposed into the forward end of the head to enhance the ability of the device to push a clog without deforming the head.

Claims

1. A device for unclogging a toilet having a head portion, connected at one end of a shaft portion, and a handle connected at the opposite end of the head portion, said head being bullet shaped and having a series of longitudinal grooves therein, to permit passage of fluid to pass through said grooves rearwardly when a user urges a clog forwardly to pass through the trap to thereby unclog the toilet.

2. The device of claim 1 wherein the head is made of semi-rigid closed cell polymeric foam and the device has a rigid cap disposed in the forward end of the head to prevent deformation of the foam head.

3. The device of claim 1 wherein the head is made of semi-rigid closed cell polyethylene foam, and the shaft is straight.

4. The device of claim 1 wherein the head is made of semi-rigid closed cell polyethylene foam and shaft is bent at approximately the middle thereof to an angle greater than 90 degrees.

5. The device of claim 3 wherein the handle has means thereon to enhance grippability of the user.

6. The device of claim 5 wherein the device has a slot therein for hanging the device on a nail or hook.

7. The device of claim 4 wherein the handle has means thereon to enhance grippability of the user.

8. The device of claim 3 wherein the means to enhance grippability is a vinyl tape wrap.

9. The device of claim 5 wherein the means to enhance grippability is a rubber coating.

10. A device for unclogging a toilet having a head portion, connected at one end of a shaft portion, and a handle connected at the opposite end of the head portion, said head being bullet shaped and having a series of longitudinal grooves therein, to

permit passage of fluid to pass through said grooves rearwardly when a user urges a clog forwardly to pass through the trap to thereby unclog the toilet;

wherein the head is made of semi-rigid closed cell polymeric foam and the device has a rigid cap disposed in the forward end of the head to prevent deformation of the foam head, and further wherein the handle has means thereon to enhance grippability of the user.

11. The device of claim 10 wherein the head, shaft and handle are linearly aligned.

12. The device of claim 10 wherein the foam is polyethylene, and the grippability means is a rubber coating, and the grooves are V-shaped.