Baths – closets – sinks – and spittoons – Obstruction remover
Reexamination Certificate
2009-09-03
2010-10-12
Nguyen, Tuan N (Department: 3751)
Baths, closets, sinks, and spittoons
Obstruction remover
Reexamination Certificate
active
07810176
ABSTRACT:
A compact, smooth surfaced, flexible and formable, elongate apparatus that has a hair-clog snagging end portion for insertion into drains for snagging and removing the common hair clogs that exist in the upper portion of drains typically around the drain pop-up mechanism and drain trap. The elongate shaft (10) may be bent along its complete length into any shape and remain fixed in that shape to accommodate compact storage as well as forming a grasping and twisting handle for the shaft while it is in the drain or bending the hair-snagging end of the shaft for easier insertion and navigation within the drain. The hair-clog snagging portion, which is at the distal end of the shaft, is in the form of a pad (12), which maximizes the surface area of hair hooking members (38). The hair-snagging pad consists of the hook portion of hook-and-loop fasteners and contains a multitude of miniature, hook formed, polymeric elements which aggressively entangle hair-clogs for quick retrieval from the drain without dismantling the drain and without using dangerous chemicals in the drain.
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Dewitt Ross & Stevens S.C.
Nguyen Tuan N
Sara, Esq. Charles S.
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