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US 10,537,695 B1Granted
Method and apparatus for cleaning a tube
OwnerJose Salinas, Paul Bryce Martin, Jr. +1inventors
InventorsJose Salinas, Paul Bryce Martin, Jr., John Thompson
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Abstract
An umbrella-like scraper for cleaning tubes and pipes may include a scraper, an actuator and a hinge configured for selective deployment of the scraper by manipulation of the actuator.
Claims3
A scraper for cleaning a tube, the scraper comprising:
- a head comprising a cam guide surface;
- an expandable armature comprising a collar and a plurality of petals flexibly attached to the collar, at least one petal having a ridge configured to co-act with the cam guide surface, the collar translatably coupled to the head, the armature configured to co-act with the head so as to permit translation of the armature with respect to the head between a retracted position in which the petals rest against the head for insertion into a tube and a deployed position in which the petals are expanded radially away from the head;
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- an actuator coupled to the head, the actuator being manipulable to move the head so as to translate the armature between the retracted position and the deployed position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.