Claims
- 1. This invention will safely catch creosote and other debris cleaned through the normal process from smoke exhaust pipe
- 2. The combination recited in claim 1, includes secure capture of said debris in a manner not to allow the debris to enter the living area.
- 3. The combination recited in claim 2, including that the debris captured in the canister will be transportable in said canister.
- 4. The combination recited in claim 3, including that the canister portion is removable to allow safe transport of said debris.
- 5. The combination recited in claim 4, including that the removable canister has sufficient means to keep it secure when not disconnected.
- 6. The tee section of the invention will have a secure means of clamping the canister section to itself in a semi-permanent manner.
- 7. The combination recited in 6, where in the canister section will have means of clamping itself to the tee section in a combatable and semi-permanent manner.
- 8. This invention will stop the debris that normally falls inside the exhaust pipe from accumulating and blocking smoke from exiting through the exhaust pipe.
- 9. The combination recited in claim 8, including that a non accumulation will reduce the chance that smoke and carbon monoxide from entering the living area.
- 10. The combination recited in 9, wherein the invention can be operated even while the heater/stove is in operation.
- 11. The combination recited in 9, wherein the invention will perform its function during cleaning of the exhaust pipe.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] U.S. Pat. Nos. 91,608 (A. D. Cook), 117,642 (J. F. Kellogg), 137,928 (L. Jergens), 340,113 (A. J. Grush & J. B. S. Case), 539,391 (I. A. Newman), 906,989 (C. B. Aycock) 1,528,252 (L. C. House) all pertain to methods of cleaning horizontal pipe and not the problem of stopping smoke, soot and creosote ash from exiting the exhaust pipe into the living area during cleaning of the exhaust pipe. U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,377,015 (Baugh), 4,490,876 (Haberl), 5,624,712 (Neumann et al.), international patents 196717 (Masters/Davies), 577341 (Thomas), 447,257(Teorell), JP3102112 (Seiji), JP10019235 (Mitsuo) all pertain to tools for cleaning exhaust pipe. This invention is not a tool to clean exhaust pipe.