Chimney cleaning apparatus and method
AssigneeKing Fahd Universtiy of Petroleum and Minerals
InventorsMEHMET DONDURUR, AHMET Z. SAHIN
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Abstract
The chimney cleaning apparatus includes a soot-scraping scrubber attached to an adjustable handle. A receptacle is also attached to the handle for receiving the dislodged soot particles therein. In one embodiment, a vacuum system is attached to the receptacle for withdrawing the soot particles therefrom to facilitate cleanup. The apparatus can be adjusted to clean the chimney from hearth level or from roof level by switching the position of the soot-scraping scrubber and the receptacle.
Claims19
A chimney cleaning apparatus, comprising:
- a telescopically adjustable handle member having a proximal end and a distal end;
- a soot scrubber member removably mounted on the handle member for dislodging soot from the chimney;
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- a receptacle removably mounted on the handle member for receiving the dislodged soot therein.
A chimney cleaning apparatus, comprising:
- a telescopically length-adjustable handle member having a proximal end and a distal end;
- a handgrip disposed at the proximate end of the handle member;
- a soot scrubber member removably mounted on the handle member for dislodging soot from the chimney;
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- a receptacle removably mounted on the handle member, the receptacle having a concave surface facing the soot scrubber member for receiving the dislodged soot therein.
A method of cleaning a chimney, comprising the steps of:
- inserting an adjustable cleaning tool into the chimney, the tool having a proximal end, a distal end, and a scrubber member mounted thereon;
- manipulating the tool so that the scrubber member dislodges soot from inside the chimney;
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- collecting soot dislodged by the scrubber member in a receptacle, the receptacle being mounted on the tool adjacent to the scrubber member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.