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US 9,186,026 B2Granted
Chimney cleaning apparatus and method
AssigneeKing Fahd University 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.
Claims9
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, said soot scrubber member comprising:
- an annular ring having a circumferential edge;
- a plurality of metallic scrubbing wires extending from the circumferential edge of the annular ring;
- a hub having a releasable connector for releasably attaching said soot scrubber member to said telescopically adjustable handle member;
- and
- a plurality of radially extending rods attaching the annular ring to the hub;
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- a receptacle removably mounted on the handle member for receiving the dislodged soot therein.
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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, said soot scrubber member comprising:
- an annular ring having a circumferential edge;
- a plurality of metallic scrubbing wires extending from the circumferential edge of the annular ring;
- a hub having a releasable connector for releasably attaching said soot scrubber member to said telescopically length-adjustable handle member;
- and
- a plurality of radially extending rods attaching the annular ring to the hub;
- and
- 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.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.