A drain cleaner including a cable configured to inserted in a drain, a drum supporting the cable, a motor configured to rotate the drum, and a cable feed control mechanism configured to feed the cable in a linear direction. The cable feed mechanism includes a plurality of feed wedges surrounding the cable, a plurality of rollers supported by the feed wedges, and a collar positioned around at least a portion of the plurality of feed wedges and having a cam surface. Each feed wedge has an inclined surface. Movement of the collar relative to the plurality of feed wedges causes the cam surface of the collar to engage the inclined surfaces of the plurality of feed wedges to move the plurality of feed wedges radially inward and into engagement with the cable.

A drain cleaner including a carrier configured to be carried by a user, a cable configured to be inserted into a drain, a drum positioned and rotatable within the carrier, the drum supporting the cable, a motor positioned within the carrier and operable to rotate the drum, and a cable feed control mechanism coupled to the motor to control operation of the motor. The cable feed control mechanism is configured to feed the cable out of the drum and is positioned at a distance from carrier so a length of the cable extends from the drum to the cable feed control mechanism. The cable feed control mechanism is configured to be carried by the user separately from the carrier.

A package for dispensing flexible pipe in packaged in a coil includes a coil of flexible pipe and a packaging material provided around an outer perimeter of the coil of flexible pipe. The packaging is open to allow access to an inner, central portion of the coil from a top or bottom of the coil. A sheet or plate or a band is adhered to the packaging material on one of the top or bottom surface of the coil. The sheet or plate or band has an opening through which the pipe can be dispensed or a weakened portion that can be opened to provide an opening through which the pipe can be dispensed. The sheet or plate or band is made of a material having a strength suitable to prevent tearing or otherwise enlarging the opening of the packaging material beyond the inner perimeter of the band.

A storage structure for an air duct hose of a hair grooming device is provided, including a first-side host, a second-side host, a connecting member and an air duct hose. The first-side host is configured opposite to the second-side host, thus defining a storage space. The connecting member is disposed within the storage space, one end of the connecting member is connected to the first-side host and the other connected to the second-side host. An air intake port is provided on the connecting member and connected to the air duct hose. The air duct hose is coiled around the connecting member and stored within the storage space. With above configuration, the hair grooming device provides sufficient storage space for the air duct hose. This allows the hose to be made adequately long without occupying excessive space, thereby better aligning with the compact and portable design concept.

A device for splicing band strips, including a conveyor belt transporting a first band portion, a splicing apparatus including a splicing unit that splices a leading edge of a band strip on the conveyor belt with a trailing edge of a previously spliced band strip. A transport belt transports the spliced band strip. A sensor device detects a position of the conveyed band strip for aligning the conveyed band strip and the spliced band with an alignment device. The sensor device has a first sensor for detecting the position of a longitudinal edge of the band strip. A control device determines a lateral offset of the detected position of the longitudinal edge relative to the position of the longitudinal edge of the spliced band, and, when an offset is determined, controls a drive of the splicing apparatus, which is displaceable transversely to the conveying direction of the conveyor belt, in order to align the two longitudinal edges.