Patent Application
20250059748
The present general inventive concept relates generally to drain maintenance, and particularly, to a drain maintenance device.
Many drains found in a sink, a bathtub, and/or a shower are prone to clogging and/or reduction in drainage due to buildup of dirt, residue, hair, and/or other material from daily usage. Proper drain maintenance is crucial to keeping a plumbing system of a building, such as a home, operating in an optimal manner.
However, many people overlook this important aspect of plumbing maintenance, which leads to sinks, bathtubs, and/or showers that drain poorly, if at all. Commonly, in these situations, people will attempt to fix the situation using cleaning chemicals that can cause damage to the plumbing system and/or negatively impact the environment.
Therefore, there is a need for a drain maintenance device that can clean the drain without use of chemicals.
The present general inventive concept provides a drain maintenance device.
Additional features and utilities of the present general inventive concept will be set forth in part in the description which follows and, in part, will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the general inventive concept.
The foregoing and/or other features and utilities of the present general inventive concept may be achieved by providing a drain maintenance device, including a liquid dispensing assembly, including a nozzle, a hose having a first end connected to a first end of the nozzle, and a trigger disposed on the nozzle, a liquid storing assembly to store a liquid therein and connected to a second end of the hose, a pressure pump disposed within the liquid storing assembly to direct the liquid through the hose towards the nozzle in response to a depression of the trigger, and a nozzle attachment to removably attach to a second end of the nozzle such that the nozzle attachment is constructed to fit one of a sink drain, a bathtub drain, or a shower drain.
The nozzle attachment may provide an air-tight attachment to one of the sink drain, the bathtub drain or the shower drain.
The drain maintenance device may further include an extraction tube connected to the second end of the hose to direct the liquid from the pressure pump toward the hose.
A pressure provided by the pressure pump may cause the liquid to be expelled through the nozzle attachment at a predetermined pressure strong enough to loosen debris found within one of the sink drain, the bathtub drain or the shower drain.
These and/or other features and utilities of the present generally inventive concept will become apparent and more readily appreciated from the following description of the embodiments, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings of which:
Various example embodiments (a.k.a., exemplary embodiments) will now be described more fully with reference to the accompanying drawings in which some example embodiments are illustrated. In the figures, the thicknesses of lines, layers and/or regions may be exaggerated for clarity.
Accordingly, while example embodiments are capable of various modifications and alternative forms, embodiments thereof are shown by way of example in the figures and will herein be described in detail. It should be understood, however, that there is no intent to limit example embodiments to the particular forms disclosed, but on the contrary, example embodiments are to cover all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the scope of the disclosure. Like numbers refer to like/similar elements throughout the detailed description.
It is understood that when an element is referred to as being “connected” or “coupled” to another element, it can be directly connected or coupled to the other element or intervening elements may be present. In contrast, when an element is referred to as being “directly connected” or “directly coupled” to another element, there are no intervening elements present. Other words used to describe the relationship between elements should be interpreted in a like fashion (e.g., “between” versus “directly between,” “adjacent” versus “directly adjacent,” etc.).
The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of example embodiments. As used herein, the singular forms “a,” “an” and “the” are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It will be further understood that the terms “comprises,” “comprising,” “includes” and/or “including,” when used herein, specify the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements and/or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components and/or groups thereof.
Unless otherwise defined, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which example embodiments belong. It will be further understood that terms, e.g., those defined in commonly used dictionaries, should be interpreted as having a meaning that is consistent with their meaning in the context of the relevant art. However, should the present disclosure give a specific meaning to a term deviating from a meaning commonly understood by one of ordinary skill, this meaning is to be taken into account in the specific context this definition is given herein.
Drain Maintenance Device 100
Liquid Dispensing Assembly 110
Nozzle 111
Hose 112
Handle 113
Trigger 114
Liquid Storing Assembly 120
Liquid Container 121
Dispensing Chamber 122
Pressure Pump 130
Extraction Tube 140
Nozzle Attachment 150
Wheels 160
Hose Hook 170
Power Source 180
Power Button 190
according to an exemplary embodiment of the present general inventive concept.
The drain maintenance device 100 may be constructed from at least one of metal, plastic, carbon, wood, and rubber, etc., but is not limited thereto.
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The liquid dispensing assembly 110 may include a nozzle 111, a hose 112, a handle 113, and a trigger 114, but is not limited thereto.
The nozzle 111 may be elongate and/or have a cylindrical shape. The nozzle 111 may dispense at least one liquid therefrom.
The hose 112 may be disposed at a first end on a first end of the nozzle 111. The hose 112 may receive the at least one liquid therethrough. Moreover, the hose 112 may direct the at least one liquid toward the nozzle 111.
The handle 113 may be disposed on at least a portion of the nozzle 111. The handle 113 may facilitate gripping thereof.
The trigger 114 may be disposed on at least a portion of the nozzle 111. Additionally, the trigger 114 may be disposed between the handle 113 and/or the nozzle 111. Thus, the handle 113 may surround and/or loop around the trigger 114. The nozzle 111 may expel the at least one liquid in response to an application of force (e.g., pushing, pulling, squeezing) on the trigger 114.
The liquid storing assembly 120 may include a liquid container 121 and a dispensing chamber 122, but is not limited thereto.
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The liquid container 121 may store the at least one liquid (e.g., water) therein. The liquid container 121 may have a predetermined storage size, such as two gallons, five gallons, ten gallons, etc. However, the predetermined storage size of the liquid container 121 may be based on a preference of a user and/or a manufacturer.
The dispensing chamber 122 may be disposed on at least a portion of the liquid container 121 and/or connected to a second end of the hose 112. The dispensing chamber 122 may receive the at least one liquid from the liquid container 121. The dispensing chamber 122 may contain air to facilitate extraction of the at least one liquid from the liquid container 121.
The pressure pump 130 may be disposed within at least a portion of an interior of the liquid container 121. The pressure pump 130 may exert a predetermined amount of pressure to expel the at least one liquid. For example, the pressure pump 130 may expel the at least one liquid with the predetermined pressure being at nine hundred (900) gallons per hour (GPH), one thousand GPH, two thousand GPH, three thousand GPH, etc.
The extraction tube 140 may be disposed within at least a portion of the interior of the liquid container 121, and/or connected to the pressure pump 130 and/or the hose 112. The extraction tube 140 may direct the at least one liquid from the pressure pump 130 toward the hose 112. In other words, the pressure pump 130 may extract the at least one liquid from the liquid container 121 through the extraction tube 140 to the hose 112. As such, the at least one liquid may be expelled through the nozzle 111 in response to the application of force to the trigger 114.
The nozzle attachment 150 may include a drain attachment, but is not limited thereto.
The nozzle attachment 150 may be constructed to fit a specific type of drain. For example, nozzle attachment 150 may be constructed to fit a sink drain, a bathtub drain, and/or a shower drain. Alternatively, and/or in addition thereto, the nozzle attachment 150 may be a one-size fits all and/or a universal attachment.
The nozzle attachment 150 may be removably connected to a second end of the nozzle 111. The nozzle attachment 150 may be removably connected to at least one drain. Accordingly, the nozzle 111 may expel the at least one liquid through the nozzle attachment 150 into the drain to cleanse and/or remove dirt and/or impurities from the drain. As such, the drain may be maintained without use of chemicals.
The plurality of wheels 160 may be disposed on at least a portion of a base of the liquid container 121. The plurality of wheels 160 may move (i.e., roll, spin) in response to an application of force (e.g., pushing, pulling) thereto. More specifically, the plurality of wheels 160 may facilitate movement of the liquid container 121 across an external surface (e.g., a ground surface) in response to the application of force.
The hose hook 170 may be disposed on at least a portion of the liquid container 121. The hose hook 170 may receive the hose 112 thereon for storage. Also, the hose 112 may be wrapped and/or coiled around the hose hook 170.
The power source 180 may include a battery and a solar cell, but is not limited thereto.
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The power button 190 may be disposed on at least a portion of the dispensing chamber 122. The power button 190 may turn on the pressure pump 130 in response to depressing the power button 190 a first time. The power button 190 may turn off the pressure pump 130 in response to depressing the power button 190 a second time.
Therefore, the drain maintenance device 100 may improve maintenance of drains without requiring use of harmful chemicals. Also, the drain maintenance device 100 may benefit homeowners, business owners, apartment buildings, hospitals, and/or industrial services due to its ease of use, portability, and lack of requiring connection to an external power source.
Although a few embodiments of the present general inventive concept have been shown and described, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that changes may be made in these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the general inventive concept, the scope of which is defined in the appended claims and their equivalents.
This application claims the benefit of, and incorporates by reference, U.S. provisional patent application Ser. No. 63/532,609, entitled “Drain Maintenance Device,” which was filed on Aug. 14, 2023.
| Number | Date | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 63532609 | Aug 2023 | US |
