Fire hydrant cleaning device
AssigneeThe Plug Hug, LLC
InventorTerrence K. Byrne
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
An apparatus for clearing around an associated stationary object includes a housing having a top wall, a side wall, and at least one opening extending through the side wall. At least one paddle member is mounted to and extends radially outward from an exterior surface of the housing. The paddle member is adapted to clear around the associated stationary object. The apparatus further includes a plurality of elongated cables mounted to a support that is selectively secured to an interior surface of the housing. The elongated cables are adapted to clean around the associated stationary object.
Claims20
An apparatus for clearing around an associated stationary object, the apparatus comprising:
- a housing including a top wall, a side wall, an open bottom, and at least one opening extending through the side wall;
- at least one paddle member mounted to and extending radially outward from an exterior surface of the housing side wall;
- a plurality of elongated cables mounted to a support that is selectively secured to an interior surface of the housing side wall;
- and
- wherein the at least one paddle member includes a plurality of apertures and the housing includes a plurality of aligned apertures through each of which extends a respective fastener adapted for securing the at least one paddle member to the housing.
An apparatus for clearing around an associated stationary object, the apparatus comprising:
- a cylindrical housing including a longitudinal axis, a top wall, a side wall, and an open bottom;
- an opening defined in the side wall;
- a toroidal opening defined between the top wall and the side wall;
- a cleaning member mounted to an inner surface of the side wall;
- and
- a mounting member secured to the top wall.
An apparatus for the on-site clearing of snow from around an associated stationary object, the apparatus comprising:
- a housing including a longitudinal axis, a top wall, an open bottom, a side wall, and a plurality of spaced slots extending through the side wall;
- at least one paddle member mounted to and extending radially outward from the exterior surface of the side wall adjacent to and aligned with at least one of the plurality of spaced slots in the housing;
- and
- an elongated cleaning member secured to an interior surface of the side wall and extending radially into a space defined by the housing in a direction generally transverse to the longitudinal axis;
- wherein the housing is adapted to be rotated about the longitudinal axis in relation to the associated stationary object.
An apparatus for clearing around an associated stationary object, the apparatus comprising:
- a housing including a top wall, a side wall, an open bottom, and at least one opening extending through the side wall;
- at least one paddle member mounted to and extending radially outward from an exterior surface of the housing side wall;
- a plurality of elongated cables mounted to a support that is selectively secured to an interior surface of the housing side wall;
- and
- wherein the at least one paddle member and the support are each removably mounted to the housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.