Cable feed control mechanism for drain cleaner
AssigneeMilwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
InventorsJustin Miller, Ryan James Denissen
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Abstract
A drain cleaner including a carrier configured to be carried by a user, a cable configured to be inserted into a drain, a drum positioned and rotatable within the carrier, the drum supporting the cable, a motor positioned within the carrier and operable to rotate the drum, and a cable feed control mechanism coupled to the motor to control operation of the motor. The cable feed control mechanism is configured to feed the cable out of the drum and is positioned at a distance from carrier so a length of the cable extends from the drum to the cable feed control mechanism. The cable feed control mechanism is configured to be carried by the user separately from the carrier.
Claims13
A drain cleaner comprising:
- a carrier configured to be carried by a user;
- a cable configured to be inserted into a drain;
- a drum positioned and rotatable within the carrier, the drum supporting the cable;
- a motor positioned within the carrier and operable to rotate the drum;
- a cable feed control mechanism coupled to the motor to control operation of the motor, the cable feed control mechanism configured to feed the cable out of the drum, the cable feed control mechanism positioned at a distance from carrier so a length of the cable extends from the drum to the cable feed control mechanism, the cable feed control mechanism configured to be carried by the user separately from the carrier;
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- a battery pack supported on the cable feed control mechanism, the battery pack coupled to the motor to selectively power the motor,
- wherein the carrier is a backpack having first and second straps.
A drain cleaner, comprising:
- a backpack having first and second straps, the first and second straps being wearable by a user to carry the backpack;
- a cable configured to be inserted into a drain;
- a drum positioned and rotatable within the backpack, the drum supporting the cable;
- a motor positioned within the backpack and operable to rotate the cable;
- a handheld unit configured to be carried by the user separately from the backpack and including a cable feed control mechanism, the handheld unit including a main body that has a handle and a battery pack receptacle positioned on the handle, the handheld unit positioned at a distance from the backpack so a length of the cable extends from the drum to the handheld unit, the cable feed control mechanism coupled to the motor to control operation of the motor and configured to feed the cable out of the drum;
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- a cable shroud coupled between the backpack and the handheld unit, the cable shroud surrounding the length of the cable.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.