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Granted Patent B2
US 11,970,850 · App. 18/086,339 · Granted Apr 30, 2024

Sewer cleaning machine

Inventors: John S. Scott (Brookfield, WI); Scott T. Moeller (Richfield, WI); Christopher S. Jones (Milwaukee, WI); William D. Stoneback (Wauwatosa, WI); Warren G. Corrado (Waterford, WI)
Assignee: MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
E03F9/005B08B9/04B08B9/045B08B9/02
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Patent No.
US 11,970,850
App. No.
18/086,339
Granted
Apr 30, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A sewer cleaning machine includes a frame, a drum rotatably supported by the frame, and a motor supported by the frame and coupled to the drum. The drum includes a cable that is selectively extendable out of the drum. The motor is operable to rotate the drum. The drum is configured to engage a surface to facilitate moving the sewer cleaning machine along the surface.

Claims (37)

1. A sewer cleaning machine comprising:

a frame;

a drum rotatably supported by the frame, the drum including a cable that is selectively extendable out of the drum; and

a motor supported by the frame and coupled to the drum, the motor operable to rotate the drum;

wherein the drum is configured to engage a surface to facilitate moving the sewer cleaning machine along the surface, and

wherein the drum includes a tread to help grip the surface.

2. The sewer cleaning machine of claim 1 , wherein the drum is rotated by the motor while in engagement with the surface to function as a powered wheel.

3. The sewer cleaning machine of claim 1 , wherein the frame includes a handle to control the sewer cleaning machine along the surface.

4. The power cleaning machine of claim 3 , wherein the handle includes a lever to actuate the motor to rotate the drum while in engagement with the surface to function as a powered wheel.

5. The sewer cleaning machine of claim 1 , wherein the tread is selectively extensible from the drum.

6. The sewer cleaning machine of claim 1 , further comprising a handle rotatably coupled to the drum.

7. A sewer cleaning machine comprising:

a frame;

a drum rotatably supported by the frame, the drum including a cable that is selectively extendable out of the drum; and

a motor supported by the frame and coupled to the drum, the motor operable to rotate the drum;

wherein the drum is configured to engage a surface to facilitate moving the sewer cleaning machine along the surface, and

wherein the frame includes a shroud that surrounds a portion of the drum.

8. The sewer cleaning machine of claim 7 , wherein the shroud includes a stand to selectively support the drum above the surface.

9. The sewer cleaning machine of claim 8 , wherein the shroud further includes a handle to control the drum when the drum engages the surface.

10. A sewer cleaning machine comprising:

a frame;

a drum rotatably supported by the frame, the drum including a cable that is selectively extendable out of the drum; and

a motor supported by the frame and coupled to the drum, the motor operable to rotate the drum;

wherein the drum is rotatable relative to the frame to cause the sewer cleaning machine to move between a first location and a second location.

11. The sewer cleaning machine of claim 10 , wherein the motor rotates the drum along a surface to move the drum between the first location and the second location.

12. The sewer cleaning machine of claim 11 , wherein the frame includes a handle to control the sewer cleaning machine during movement between the first location and the second location.

13. The power cleaning machine of claim 12 , wherein the handle includes an actuator operable to activate the motor to rotate the drum while in engagement with the surface to function as a powered wheel.

14. The sewer cleaning machine of claim 10 , further comprising a handle rotatably coupled to the drum.

15. A sewer cleaning machine comprising:

a frame;

a drum rotatably supported by the frame, the drum including a cable that is selectively extendable out of the drum;

a motor supported by the frame and coupled to the drum, the motor operable to rotate the drum; and

a handle extending outwardly from the frame, the handle being movable relative to the drum between a transport mode and an operational mode wherein the drum is configured to rotate along a surface when the handle is in the transport mode to cause the sewer cleaning machine to move along the surface.

16. The sewer cleaning machine of claim 15 , wherein the drum is rotated by the motor while in engagement with the surface to function as a powered wheel.

17. The sewer cleaning machine of claim 16 , wherein the handle includes an actuator operable to activate the motor to rotate the drum while in engagement with the surface to function as a powered wheel.

18. The sewer cleaning machine of claim 15 , wherein the handle extends from a main body of the frame at a location near a perimeter of the drum.

19. The sewer cleaning machine of claim 15 , wherein the handle includes a grip having powered controls to assist with movement of the drum along the surface.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 26, 2023
From: SCOTT, JOHN S.; MOELLER, SCOTT T.; JONES, CHRISTOPHER S.; STONEBACK, WILLIAM T.; CORRADO, WARREN G.
To: MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
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Continuity (5)
Division 16889999 · Jun 2, 2020
Division 15795907 · Oct 27, 2017
Provisional Application 62442502 · Jan 5, 2017
Provisional Application 62414312 · Oct 28, 2016
Related Publication 20230125817A1 · Apr 27, 2023