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Pipe unclogging device
11686077 · 2023-06-27 ·

A pipe unclogging device and system are disclosed. The device allows a user to clear a blockage in a pipe downstream from the start of the pipe system quickly and easily. To do so, the device provides a pipe with a branch portion, with a plunger device operably coupled to the branch portion. In use, the plunger device is actuatable to plunge fluid in the pipe, or it can be removed to provide a user direct access to the pipe system for other unclogging tools, such as a plumbing snake.

Toilet plunger holder
20170347846 · 2017-12-07 ·

The present invention is a device for storing an unused toilet plunger and providing easy access when plunger is need. The plunger holder is mold and mildew resistant and machine washable. It consists of a waterproof mat with a vertically raised edge around its surface edge to prevent soiled plunger water from dripping off of the mat and onto the floor or surface. The mat can be of a solid color or clear, showing the floor color through. It can also have a design which is bound between two layers of rubber, a base layer and a clear top layer. The holder is small and can conveniently fit beside and to the rear of the toilet where most plungers are already kept.

Plunger for plumbing fixtures
09752308 · 2017-09-05 · ·

An improved plunger having a true arch configuration and defining an interior cavity provides a body having a convexly dome shaped upper portion and a rectilinear truncated conic shaped bottom portion that defines a bottom orifice. Axial downward pressure exerted or a handle communicating with a handle attachment carried by the dome shaped upper portion causes the body to collapse to forcefully expel contents of the interior cavity outwardly through the bottom orifice and into a pipe or plumbing fixture. A flexible resiliently deformable exterior lip circumscribing the bottom orifice prevents leakage and the truncated conic shape of the bottom portion fluidically seals a toilet siphon jet to prevent loss of plunger pressure when removing clogs and obstructions.

Plunger for plumbing fixtures
09752308 · 2017-09-05 · ·

An improved plunger having a true arch configuration and defining an interior cavity provides a body having a convexly dome shaped upper portion and a rectilinear truncated conic shaped bottom portion that defines a bottom orifice. Axial downward pressure exerted or a handle communicating with a handle attachment carried by the dome shaped upper portion causes the body to collapse to forcefully expel contents of the interior cavity outwardly through the bottom orifice and into a pipe or plumbing fixture. A flexible resiliently deformable exterior lip circumscribing the bottom orifice prevents leakage and the truncated conic shape of the bottom portion fluidically seals a toilet siphon jet to prevent loss of plunger pressure when removing clogs and obstructions.

FOOT OPERATED DRAIN PUMP
20170239697 · 2017-08-24 ·

A foot operated pump includes a water and airtight flexible and collapsible wall between a top plate and a base plate and an interior variable volume chamber. A flexible hose is selectively attachable to either an inlet port or an outlet port on the top plate member. The contents (air and/or liquid) within the variable volume chamber are forced out of the outlet port upon forced downward movement of the top plate member towards the base plate member. As the top plate member returns to a normally relaxed state in separated, angled relation to the base plate, the variable volume chamber enlarges and air is sucked through the inlet port to fill the variable volume chamber. An opposite end of the flexible hose attaches to various adapters and fittings for clearing clogged drain lines and other conduits.

FOOT OPERATED DRAIN PUMP
20170239697 · 2017-08-24 ·

A foot operated pump includes a water and airtight flexible and collapsible wall between a top plate and a base plate and an interior variable volume chamber. A flexible hose is selectively attachable to either an inlet port or an outlet port on the top plate member. The contents (air and/or liquid) within the variable volume chamber are forced out of the outlet port upon forced downward movement of the top plate member towards the base plate member. As the top plate member returns to a normally relaxed state in separated, angled relation to the base plate, the variable volume chamber enlarges and air is sucked through the inlet port to fill the variable volume chamber. An opposite end of the flexible hose attaches to various adapters and fittings for clearing clogged drain lines and other conduits.

System with plunger and caddy
09730564 · 2017-08-15 · ·

A system includes a plunger and a caddy. The plunger includes a plunger cup, a plunger handle extending from a top of the plunger cup, and a plunger engagement member disposed relative to the top of the plunger cup. The caddy defines a first caddy cavity configured to receive at least a portion of the plunger cup when the system is in a carry mode. The caddy also defines a caddy stopper disposed relative to a top portion of the first caddy cavity. The caddy is configured such that, in the carry mode, the bottom of the plunger cup contacts a caddy base surface of the caddy that at least partially defines the first caddy cavity, and the plunger engagement member engages the caddy stopper, to thereby press-fittingly connect the plunger and the caddy.

PLUNGERS, TOILET BRUSHES, AND CADDY ASSEMBILES

Plungers and cleaning implement assemblies are described. The plungers include a handle having a tapering portion and a grip and a plunger member attached to the handle opposite the grip. The plunger member has a handle engagement portion configured to securely engage with the handle, at least one compression rib, a contact rib having an increased wall thickness section, wherein the increased wall thickness section of the contact rib is greater than a wall thickness of the at least one compression rib, and a plunger rim defining an opening to an internal cavity defined by the plunger member. The plunger member has a non-circular geometric shape in profile taken in a plane normal to an axis through the handle.

PLUNGERS, TOILET BRUSHES, AND CADDY ASSEMBILES

Plungers and cleaning implement assemblies are described. The plungers include a handle having a tapering portion and a grip and a plunger member attached to the handle opposite the grip. The plunger member has a handle engagement portion configured to securely engage with the handle, at least one compression rib, a contact rib having an increased wall thickness section, wherein the increased wall thickness section of the contact rib is greater than a wall thickness of the at least one compression rib, and a plunger rim defining an opening to an internal cavity defined by the plunger member. The plunger member has a non-circular geometric shape in profile taken in a plane normal to an axis through the handle.