Tight space, inside boat thruhole fitting clearing
OwnerEdward J. Del Rossoinventor
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Abstract
A kit for cleaning clogged conduits and thruhole fitting valves in water intake systems of pleasure boats, fishing boats, yacht and small marine craft includes a hollow, substantially cylindrical male hose coupler connected to a nipple or elbow joined with the valve, and at least one of a cap and plug having a central orifice to receive a shaft of larger diameter able to be force-fitted through the orifice, the coupler and the valve when opened, and of a strength sufficient to force-free any matter clogging the input hose to the valve from acceptable performance usage.
Claims16
A kit for clearing the water intake systems of pleasure boats, fishing boats and yacht marine craft employing a nipple or elbow connection to the internal threads of a thruhole fitting valve in a water conduit leading from a source of marine water via a hose to a pump aboard the boat or craft comprising:
- a hollow substantially cylindrical male hose coupler having external threads at a first end to connect with the internal threads of the thruhole fitting valve and having an outwardly extending flange at an opposite second end;
- an open-end cap to receive said second end of said coupler, and having a substantially central orifice of given diameter;
- a clamp to secure said cap about said extending flange;
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- a shaft of diameter greater than that of said orifice but able to fit therethrough, said shaft being of a length to extend through said open-end cap, said hose coupler and through said nipple or elbow beyond said thruhole fitting valve when opened;
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- with said shaft being of a strength sufficient to force-free any intake conduit hose connected to said valve of clogging material therein.
A kit for clearing the water intake systems of pleasure boats, fishing boats and yacht marine craft employing a nipple or elbow connection to the internal threads of a thruhole fitting valve in a water conduit leading from a source of marine water via a hose to a pump aboard the boat or craft comprising:
- a plurality of increasingly-sized hollow, substantially cylindrical male hose couplers having external threads at a first end and an outwardly extending flange at an opposite second end;
- a plurality of open-end caps to individually receive said second end of one of said increasingly sized hose couplers and having a substantially central orifice of given diameter;
- a clamp to secure a selected one of said one-end caps about the outwardly extending flange of a selected one of said hose couplers and having a substantially central orifice of given diameter;
- a shaft of diameter greater than that of said orifice . but able to force-fit therethrough, said shaft being of a length to extend through each of said open-end caps, each of said hose couplers and through a selected one of said nipple or elbow beyond its associated thruhole fitting valve when opened;
- and with said shaft being of a strength sufficient to force free any intake conduit hose connected to said selected intake valve of clogging material therein.
A kit for clearing the water intake systems of pleasure boats, fishing boats and yacht marine craft employing a nipple or elbow connection to the internal threads of a thruhole fitting valve in a water conduit leading from a source of marine water via a hose to a pump aboard the boat or craft comprising:
- a plurality of increasingly-sized hollow, substantially cylindrical male hose couplers having external threads at a first end and an outwardly extending flange at an opposite second end;
- an open-end cap having a substantially central orifice of given diameter;
- a plurality of decreasingly sized rings for insertion into said cap to individually receive said second end of one of said increasingly sized hose couplers;
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- a shaft of diameter greater than that of said orifice but able to force-fit therethrough, said shaft being of a length to extend through said open-end cap, individual ones of said plurality of hose couplers and through said nipple or elbow beyond said thruhole fitting valve when opened;
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- with said shaft being of a strength sufficient to force-free any intake conduit hose connected to its associated valve of clogging material therein.
A kit for cleaning clogged conduits and thruhole fitting valves in water intake systems of pleasure boats, fishing boats, yacht and small marine craft comprising:
- a hollow, substantially cylindrical male hose coupler connected to a nipple or elbow joined with the valve, and at least one of a cap and plug, having a central orifice to receive a shaft of larger diameter able to be force-fitted through the orifice, the coupler, and the valve when open, with the shaft being of a strength sufficient to force-free any matter clogging the input hose to the valve.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.