Inverted plunger
OwnerMichael Carrollinventor
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Abstract
An inverted plunger for unclogging pipes or toilets is described. The proposed inverted plunger does not have any openings filled with air, at the stretchable elastic bottom part, unlike all plungers described in the prior art. The proposed inverted plunger is equipped with the internal piston, that allows the pressure application to the narrower part of the stretchable bottom, leading to direct pressure from the stretched material to the liquid inside the pipe, avoiding the air-to-liquid pressure utilized in regular plungers. Using the electric motor in the proposed inverted plunger leads to the increased efficiency and to the easy use by the operator.
Claims8
An inverted plunger, comprising:
- a hollow, rigid handle having a first end and a second end;
- an elastic body having a top end and a bottom end, wherein the top end of the elastic body is attached to the first end of said hollow, rigid handle, and the bottom end of the elastic body protrudes outwards in a direction opposite to the second end of said hollow, rigid handle;
- a grip attached to the second end of said hollow, rigid handle, wherein said grip is equipped with a means to manipulate the bottom end of the elastic body to move axially relative to the hollow, rigid handle, protruding the bottom end of the elastic body in the direction opposite to the grip and wherein said elastic body encloses said means to manipulate the bottom end of the elastic both.
A method of cleaning clogged pipes, said method comprising the steps of:
- (a) providing an inverted plunger, including:
- a hollow, rigid handle having a first end and a second end;
- an elastic body having a top end and a bottom end, wherein the top end of the elastic body is attached to the first end of said hollow, rigid handle, and the bottom end of the elastic body protrudes outwards in a direction opposite to the second end of said hollow, rigid handle;
- a grip attached to the second end of said hollow, rigid handle,
- wherein said grip is equipped with a means to manipulate the bottom end of the elastic body to move axially relative to the hollow, rigid handle, protruding the bottom end of the elastic body in the direction opposite to the grip, and wherein said elastic body encloses said means to manipulate the bottom end of the elastic body;
- (b) placing the bottom end of the elastic body into an opening of a pipe filled with liquid and having a clog of debris obstructing a flow of liquid;
- (c) manipulating the grip causing the repetitive movement of said bottom end of the elastic body further causing the vibration of liquid in the opening of a pipe;
- (d) The movement of said bottom end of the elastic body resulting in breaking down the clog of debris inside the pipe, restoring the free flow of liquid.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.