Filament retaining device
AssigneeRodstation Ltd.
InventorAdam Pedersen
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Abstract
A filament retaining device is disclosed for a chimney and duct cleaning tool. The device comprises a socket having a bore defined by a side wall of the socket and a plurality of pairs of apertures disposed in the side wall of the socket, the pairs of apertures being separated longitudinally of the socket. The device further comprises a plug arranged to move in sliding relation within the bore of the socket. The plug comprises a plurality of channels disposed therein, separated longitudinally of the plug, and separately alignable with a pair of apertures in the side wall. The device further comprises an adjustment member for adjusting a position of the plug within the bore.
Claims18
A filament retaining device for a chimney and duct cleaning tool, the device comprising:
- a socket having a bore defined by a side wall of the socket and a plurality of pairs of apertures disposed in the side wall of the socket, the pairs of apertures being separated longitudinally of the socket;
- a plug arranged to move in sliding relation within the bore of the socket, the plug comprising a plurality of channels disposed therein, the channels being separated longitudinally of the plug and separately alignahle with a pair of apertures in the side wall;
- an adjustment member for adjusting a position of the plug within the bore;
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- a spring placed between the plug and a distal end of the bore for biasing the plug longitudinally of the bore toward the adjustment member, wherein the adjustment member is arranged to adjust the position of the plug inside the bore of the socket to secure a plurality of filaments extending through the plurality of pairs of apertures and the plurality of channels.
A chimney and duct cleaning tool, the tool comprising:
- a filament retaining device comprising:
- a socket having a bore defined by a side wall of the socket and a plurality of pairs of apertures disposed in the side wall of the socket, the pair of apertures being separated longitudinally of the socket;
- a plug arranged to move in sliding relation within the bore of the socket, the plug comprising a plurality of channels disposed therein, the channels being separated longitudinally of the plug and separately alignable with a pair of apertures in the side wall;
- an adjustment member for adjusting a position of the plug within the bore;
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- a spring placed between the plug and a distal end of the bore for biasing the plug longitudinally of the bore toward the adjustment member, wherein the adjustment member is arranged to adjust the position of the plug inside the bore of the socket to secure a plurality of filaments extending through the plurality of pairs of apertures and the plurality of channels;
- a handle for manipulating the tool.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.