Culvert cleaning apparatus

US 6,499,173 B2
Culvert cleaning apparatus
Leslie Van Ornum, P.O. Box 446, Hortonville, Wis. 54944 (US)
Assigned to WMH Tool Group, Inc., Palatine, Ill. (US)
Filed on 07-Dec-2000, as Appl. No. WMH Tool Group, Inc., Palatine, Ill. (US)
Int. Cl.7B08B 9/047

US 6,499,173 B2 Culvert cleaning apparatus Leslie Van Ornum, P.O. Box 446, Hortonville, Wis. 54944 (US) Filed on Dec. 07, 2000, as Appl. No. 9/730,887. Prior Publication US 2002/0069471 A1, Jun. 13, 2002 Int. Cl.7B08B 9/047 U.S. Cl. 158212;104.095 9 Claims 1. An apparatus for cleaning culverts comprising; a) a longitudinal beam having a first end and a second end, b) adjustable support legs secured to said first and second ends of the beam, c) a carriage mounted on the beam between the support legs, d) a means for moving the carriage along the beam, e) a motor having a rotatable shaft secured to the carriage beneath the beam, f) a means for coupling the motor to a drive link, g) at least one drive link having two ends and each end is configured to engage with a coupling, and one end of the drive link is coupled to the motor, and h) a culvert cleaning tool having a shaft and said shaft is configured to engage with a coupling and the shaft is engaged with a coupling at one end of the drive link.