Turbomachinery debris remover

A debris remover apparatus comprising:

• a housing means including a flexible hollow hose, said housing means defining an opening;
• first mounting means attached inside of said housing means adjacent to said opening, said first mounting means having an elongated first shaft disposed adjacent to said opening;
• grappling finger means attached to said first mounting means, said finger means being mounted on said first shaft for controlled pivotal movement on said first shaft whereby a portion of said grappling finger means is rotatable between a position inside of said housing means to a position outside of said housing means, said grappling finger means also being mounted on said first shaft for controlled translational movement along the axis of said first shaft;
• second mounting means attached inside of said housing means adjacent to said opening, said second mounting means having an elongated second shaft disposed adjacent to said opening;
• fiberoptic viewing means in said housing means and having one end mounted on said second mounting means, said one end being mounted for controlled translational movement along the axis of said second shaft, said one end of said fiberoptic viewing means being positioned with respect to said housing means so that it points in a direction out of said opening and the other end of said fiberoptic viewing means extends along said flexible hollow hose to the outer end thereof;
• whereby said housing means can be manipulated by an operator to be positioned at a desired point near debris under visual control and, thereafter, said grappling finger means can be moved out through said opening to engage said debris and to move it into the inside of said housing means for removal.