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US 6,745,426 B1Granted
Copper pipe cleaning system
OwnerPatrick B. Knowlesinventor
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Abstract
A copper pipe cleaning assembly has an interior cleaning member and an exterior cleaning member, which are easily joined or separated as required, depending on the area of the pipe to be cleaned.
Claims8
A pipe cleaning system capable of cleaning an inside and an outside of a pipe, comprising:
- (a) an interior cleaning member being adapted to clean the inside of the pipe;
- (b) an exterior cleaning member being adapted to clean the outside of the pipe;
- (c) a joining means for removably securing the interior cleaning member to the exterior cleaning member by snap or slide fasteners;
- (d) the interior cleaning member having a male housing;
- (e) the male housing having a drive member and a male cleaning member mounter thereon to form the interior cleaning member;
- (f) the exterior cleaning member having a female housing adapted to receive the male housing;
- (g) the exterior cleaning member having a female housing adapted to clean the outside of the pipe;
- (h) the exterior cleaning member having a female housing adapted to receive the male housing;
- (i) the exterior cleaning member having a female housing and a female cleaning member adapted to receive the pipe;
- (j) the joining system being a bayonet system;
- (k) the male housing having at least two male bayonet attachment devices thereon;
- (k) the female housing having at least two female bayonet attachment devices thereon;
- (l) each male member of the at least two at least two male bayonet attachment devices having a corresponding female member in the at least two female bayonet attachment devices;
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- (m) each male member being adapted to cooperate with the corresponding female member.
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