Powered drain auger

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10626593-B2
Application number	US-201715463276-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 20, 2017
Priority date	Apr 5, 2016
Publication date	Apr 21, 2020
Grant date	Apr 21, 2020

Abstract

A drain cleaning device includes a power unit and a drum assembly coupled to the power unit for rotation by the power unit. The drum assembly includes a base, a cable received in the base that is configured to be fed from the base and rotated to clean a drain, and a cover releasably coupleable to the base. The drum assembly includes a plurality of taper locks releasably coupling an outer peripheral portion of the cover and an outer peripheral portion of the base. Each of the taper locks is moveable between a locked position in which the cover is retained on the base and an unlocked position in which the cover is removable from the base. Each of the taper locks being biased toward the locked position.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A drain cleaning device, comprising:
a power unit including a housing containing a motor, an output spindle configured to be rotated by the motor, and a handle having a first end coupled to the housing and extending transverse to the housing to a second end, the power unit being coupleable to a power supply;
a drum assembly including a shroud having a center portion non-rotatably coupled to the housing, first and second mounting members coupled to a base portion of the shroud, and a drum containing a drain cleaning cable, the drum rotatably received in the shroud and coupled for rotation to the output spindle so that the drum rotates in response to rotation of the output spindle by the motor;
a light emitting assembly coupled to the shroud and accommodated in a space between the mounting members; and
a support arm coupled to the second end of the handle and to a peripheral portion of the shroud, the support arm providing structural support for the shroud and providing a channel for providing electrical power from the power supply to the light emitting assembly.

2. The drain cleaning device of claim 1 , wherein the light emitting assembly is pivotally mounted to the mounting members.

3. The drain cleaning device of claim 2 , wherein the light emitting assembly includes a light housing that accommodates a light source, the light housing configured to be releasably retained at a plurality of pivotal positions relative to the mounting members by one or more detents that engage one of more protrusions.

4. The drain cleaning device of claim 1 , wherein the power unit includes a switch configured to control operation of the motor and of the light emitting assembly.

5. The drain cleaning device of claim 1 , wherein the support arm includes a rear portion that is coupled to the second end of the handle and a front portion that extends under a base portion of the shroud.

6. The drain cleaning device of claim 5 , wherein the light emitting assembly is located at the base portion of the shroud and in front of the front portion of the support arm.

7. The drain cleaning device of claim 5 , further comprising wiring for the light emitting assembly that extends at least partially through the support arm.

8. The drain cleaning device of claim 7 , wherein the wiring extends at least through the front portion of the support arm.

9. The drain cleaning device of claim 1 , further comprising a battery receptacle coupled to the second end of handle and configured to receive a power tool battery pack.

10. The drain cleaning device of claim 1 , further comprising a feed handle assembly coupled to the drum assembly and configured to receive the cable for feeding through the feed handle assembly.

11. A drain cleaning device, comprising:
a power unit including a housing containing a motor, an output spindle configured to be rotated by the motor, and a handle having a first end coupled to the housing and a second end coupled to a power supply receptacle configured to receive a source of electrical power;
a drum assembly including a shroud having a rear wall non-rotatably coupled to the housing, a peripheral wall extending axially forward from the rear wall, and a generally open front end, first and second mounting members coupled to a base portion of the shroud, and a drum containing a drain cleaning cable, the drum rotatably received in the shroud and coupled for rotation by the output spindle so that the drum rotates in response to rotation of the output spindle by the motor;
a feed handle assembly coupled to the drum assembly and configured to receive the cable for feeding through the feed handle assembly;
a light emitting assembly coupled to the base portion of the shroud and accommodated in a space between the mounting members;
a support arm having a rear portion coupled to the second end of the handle and a front portion that extends under the base portion of the shroud toward the light emitting assembly, the support arm providing structural support for the shroud and defining a channel that at least partially receives wiring configured to provide electrical power to the light emitting assembly.

12. The drain cleaning device of claim 11 , wherein the light emitting assembly is pivotally mounted to the mounting members.

13. The drain cleaning device of claim 12 , wherein the light emitting assembly includes a light housing that accommodates a light source, the light housing configured to be releasably retained at a plurality of pivotal positions relative to the mounting members by one or more detents that engage one or more protrusions.

14. The drain cleaning device of claim 11 , wherein the power unit includes a switch configured to control operation of the motor and of the light emitting assembly.

15. The drain cleaning device of claim 11 , wherein the wiring extends at least through the front portion of the support arm.

16. The drain cleaning device of claim 11 , wherein the power supply receptacle is configured to receive a power tool battery pack.

Assignees

• Black & Decker Inc

Inventors

• Puzio Daniel
• Rudolph Scott M
• Cowart Jeffrey M
• Biser Joseph C

Classifications

• B08B9/0436

  provided with mechanical cleaning tools, e.g. scrapers, with or without additional fluid jets (B08B9/045, B08B9/047 take precedence) · CPC title

• B08B9/045

  the cleaning devices being rotated while moved {, e.g. flexible rotating shaft or "snake"}(B08B9/047 takes precedence) · CPC title

• E03F9/005 Primary

  Apparatus for simultaneously pushing and rotating a cleaning device carried by the leading end of a cable or an assembly of rods · CPC title