	US 7,584,513 B2
	Compact drain-cleaning device with hair-snagging pad
Scott I Turner, P.O. Box 274, Chillicothe, Ill. 61523 (US)
Filed on Jul. 27, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/899,979.
Prior Publication US 2006/0021123 A1, Feb. 02, 2006
Int. Cl. E03D 9/00 (2006.01)

U.S. Cl. 4—255.01

11 Claims

1. A device for retrieving hair and other fibrous waste from a drain comprising:

(a) an elongate shaft comprising a single metal wire encased in a plastic sheath, which flexes into fixed or compact bent positions, having a proximal end portion for grasping and a distal end portion for insertion into a drain, wherein the elongate shaft flexes to follow a shape of the drain and further flexes to a compact loop shape for storage; and

(b) a hair-snagging means which is located at the distal end of said elongate shaft;