Closet auger
AssigneeMilwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
InventorsJacob K. Lindsey, Steven J. Berg, Jr., Justin D. Miller, Terry L. Timmons
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Abstract
A closet auger includes a casing member extending along an axis and a drive member telescopically received in the casing member and moveable between an extended position and a retracted position relative to the casing member along the axis. The drive member includes a first end and a second end opposite the first end. The first end having an expanded portion that expands away from a remainder of the drive member. The expanded portion configured to contact the casing member and limit the axial movement of the drive member. The closet auger also includes a flexible cable removably connectable to the drive member.
Claims21
A closet auger comprising:
- a casing member extending along an axis;
- a drive member telescopically received in the casing member and moveable between an extended position and a retracted position relative to the casing member along the axis, the drive member including a first end and a second end opposite the first end, the first end having an integrally formed expanded portion that expands away from a remainder of the drive member in a direction perpendicular to the axis, the expanded portion configured to contact the casing member and limit the axial movement of the drive member;
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- a flexible cable removably connectable to the drive member.
A closet auger comprising:
- a casing member extending along an axis;
- a drive member telescopically received in the casing member and moveable between an extended position and a retracted position relative to the casing member along the axis;
- a flexible cable removably connectable to the drive member;
- a drive unit to rotationally drive the drive member;
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- a drive coupling mechanism to couple the drive member to the drive unit, the drive coupling mechanism including,
- a body defining a first end and a second end opposite the first end, the first end defining a bore configured to receive a shank of the drive unit, the body made from a first material, and
- an adapter including an inner bore that receives the second end of the body, the adapter made from a second material that is different from the first material.
A closet auger comprising:
- a casing member extending along an axis;
- a drive member telescopically received in the casing member and moveable between an extended position and a retracted position relative to the casing member along the axis;
- a flexible cable removably connectable to the drive member;
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- a crank handle coupled to the drive member to transfer torque to the drive member, the crank handle including,
- a crank arm including a first end and a second end opposite the first end, the first end including a shank, the second end including a swaged section, and
- a handle coupled to the second end of the crank arm, the handle engaging the swaged section to inhibit axial movement of the handle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.