Toilet clog clearance device

摘要

This toilet unclogging tool has a handle attached at the proximal end of, a shaft, either straight or bent, and a bullet shaped head portion, attached at the distal end of the shaft, which head is made of a semi-rigid material such as closed cell polyethylene foam. The head has a series of grooves, usually four of a V-shape, along the length thereof to permit fluid to pass there through when one attempts to push a blockage forward over the trap of a toilet. A rigid cap having a flat face is disposed into the forward end of the head to enhance the ability of the device to push a clog without deforming the head.

主权项

1. A device for unclogging a toilet comprising:
a head portion with a cylindrical rear section and a frustro-conical front section, said head portion connected to one end of a shaft portion, a handle connected at an other end of the shaft portion, said head portion further comprising a series of longitudinal grooves therein which permit rearward passage of fluid through said longitudinal grooves when a user pushes forwardly against a clog, so that the clog will pass through a toilet trap to thereby unclog the toilet, the frustro-conical front section of the head portion additionally comprising a rigid cap having a disk first portion which is flat and circular and attached to a hollow second portion, the hollow second portion being received within the interior of the frustro-conical front section and cylindrical rear section of the head portion, said cap hollow second portion having a lesser diameter than the disk first portion, and wherein the disk first portion entirely covers a circular, flat forward end of the frustro-conical front section, the rigid cap preventing deformation of the head portion.