US 12,245,726 B2
Clearing rod
Robert Louis Giammanco, Hinsdale, IL (US); Patrick Harris, Downers Grove, IL (US); and Curtis Leroy Cruver, IV, Elmhurst, IL (US)
Assigned to 2xl Corporation, Bolingbrook, IL (US)
Filed by 2xl Corporation, Bolingbrook, IL (US)
Filed on Nov. 3, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/517,696.
Prior Publication US 2023/0142752 A1, May 11, 2023
Int. Cl. B08B 9/043 (2006.01); A47K 17/00 (2006.01); B08B 9/027 (2006.01); E03C 1/302 (2006.01); E03F 9/00 (2006.01)
CPC A47K 17/00 (2013.01) [B08B 9/027 (2013.01); B08B 9/0436 (2013.01); E03C 1/302 (2013.01); E03F 9/002 (2013.01); B08B 2209/04 (2013.01)] 5 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A device for dislodging obstructions from tubular fixture having an interior wall, the device comprising:
a rod having a length, a user engageable end and a tip end;
a wall engaging member generally positioned near said tip end of said rod for creating a seal between said wall and said wall engaging member;
said wall engaging member comprises an expandable geometry having an expanded state to seal against said wall during user pushing of said rod and a collapsed state away from said wall during user pulling of said rod;
said rod is generally rigid along said length and provides localized flexibility for traversing a bend in said fixture; and
said rod including a flexible member along a portion of said length, said flexible member connecting two or more sides to form an angle therebetween.