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US 6,309,303 B1Granted
Slip clutch for a tube cleaner
OwnerGlen A. Vodickainventor
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Abstract
A clutch device is adapted to fit onto a drive shaft of a standard water pressure cavity machine. The clutch device has a clutch body with a shaft receiving aperture at one end of the clutch body and a spring assembly at the other end of the clutch body. Reciprocating jaws are held in position by the spring assembly.
Claims14
In a water pressure cavity machine having a flexible drive shaft for cleaning a tube, the improvement comprising:
- (a) a reciprocating clutch device being adapted to fit onto the flexible drive shaft;
- (b) the reciprocating clutch device being adapted to connect the flexible drive shaft to the water pressure cavity machine;
- (c) the clutch device having a clutch body;
- (d) a shaft receiving aperture being situated at a first end of the clutch body;
- (e) a spring assembly at a second end of the clutch body;
- (f) the first end of the clutch body being oppositely disposed from the second end of the clutch body;
- (g) a reciprocating jaw assembly being at the second end of the clutch body;
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- (h) the spring assembly supporting the reciprocating jaw assembly in the clutch body.
6 more elements
A reciprocating clutch for a water pressure cavity machine with a flexible drive shaft for cleaning a tube, comprising:
- (a) the reciprocating clutch device being adapted to fit onto the flexible drive shaft;
- (b) the reciprocating clutch device being adapted to connect the flexible drive shaft to the water pressure cavity machine;
- (c) the clutch device having a clutch body;
- (d) a shaft receiving aperture being situated at a first end of the clutch body;
- (e) a spring assembly at a second end of the clutch body;
- (f) the first end of the clutch body being oppositely disposed from the second end of the clutch body;
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- (g) a reciprocating jaw assembly being at the second end of the clutch body.
5 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.