Multi-function Cleaning Device

Abstract

A multifunction cleaning device for fluid conduits employed to communicate wastewater for treatment, such a sewers and drains. The multi-use tool includes a debris and hose grabber and may also be employed as an interchangeable and/or reversible scraper element for sidewall scraping of grease. The tool aids in debris removal and high pressure hose realignment and positioning.

Description

This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 61/642885 filed on May 4, 2012.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to wastewater collection system maintenance and tools and accessories therefor. More specifically, the invention relates to a sewer raking device configured for a plurality of tasks which presently lack tools to accomplish or require multiple tools to accomplish such as for debris removal, sidewall scraping of grease, and high pressure hose realignment and positioning.

2. Prior Art

Wastewater collection systems throughout the world are employed for fast removal of storm and drained water from streets and highways to below level drainage systems. A good percentage of such systems are a combined sewer system which is a type of sewer system which employs underground conduits to collect both sanitary sewage from homes and buildings, and storm water and runoff on streets and highways all in a single pipe system. Combined sewers are at risk to cause serious water pollution problems due to these combined sewer overflows, and the large variations in fluid flow which are caused by large variations in street water flow between dry and wet weather.

While this type of sewer design is no longer favored when building newer cities and communities, due to the potential for backflow and leakage into streams and water bodies such as lakes, many older cities and communities continue to operate combined sewer systems. Some U.S. cities have even undertaken sewer separation projects where a secondary piping system is constructed for all or part of the community street or sewage to flow separately. However, high costs and physical limitations for new pipe installation has precluded most from building new underground conduits to form a completely separate system of storm water from sewage.

Whether separated or as is more common, combined, such wastewater systems typically comprise a network of underground conduits such as sewer pipes linking street-level storm drains, and drain plumbing in buildings to a local sewage treatment facility and ultimately to wastewater outlets for treated incoming sewage. Due to the solid content of the runoff and the sewage water flowing through such sewage systems, it is common that debris and other matter will accumulate at various locations within a pipe. Such non-liquid and solid waste tends to cling to outcroppings of the interior drainpipe walls and at bends and imperfections formed in the walls such as at seams or cracks.

Even a minor amount of accumulation of solids and non-liquid waste which is carried in the sewage and runoff fluid stream, will grow over time to become large enough to impede fluid flow and eventually cause the pipe to clog. A partial clog in the diameter of a drain may allow normal amounts of fluid to traverse the clog, however, during storms and peak use by homes and businesses in the morning, such a clog can easily cause a fluid and debris back up in the pipe. Such a backup will virtually always cause some type of fluid overflow in the pipes leading into the drain section which becomes backed up.

Such backups have the potential to do great harm should bacteria laden sewage divert through a runoff water intake and onto streets and into lakes and lagoons where wildlife can be harmed. Further, such backups can cause homes and businesses in low lying areas, to flood through drains and toilets when sewage running from a higher elevation hits a clog in the system.

In the case of sewage communicating to streets, rivers, lakes, and ponds severe damage to the local ecosystem occurs, which can cause potentially huge fines to the municipality responsible for the sewer system. Where sewage overflows into homes and businesses, the financial consequences are equally severe.

As a consequence, regular and emergency maintenance to such underground pipes and systems is imperative to remove clogs and prevent them from occurring. In systems with high fluid flow, such as during storm runoff, the force of the water and fluid in such pipes tends to prevent the initiation of a clog or attachment of debris. However, most such sewer systems a used far more with fluid flows well below capacity which where the force of the flowing fluid will not move clogs and debris attached to sidewalls down the system. Instead, when sewer flow rates are below capacity clogs will start, and clogs which have started through an attachment to debris to a wall or at a bend, will tend to become exponentially larger as more solids proceed at a slower flow rate to a communication with the formed clog.

As such, for the safety of the community and to maintain rivers and streams in a reasonably uncontaminated fashion, it has become imperative that workers execute a system of constant maintenance of drains and sewers to prevent solids from starting a clog and to remove small clogs which will invariably grow to large system-threatening blockages. Such maintenance systems conventionally will employ a number of methods to clean underground drainage pipes to dislodge any debris or solid matter within the pipe and prevent blockages.

During routine and emergency maintenance, conventionally, wastewater collection system operators have trained employees who employ a plurality of tools in order to perform specific tasks such as cleaning pipe sidewalls and other routine maintenance. One commonly employed method for cleaning debris and sludge from sewers and drains, operates using sewer flushing. In such a sewer flushing, a service vehicle having a high capacity water tank, a pump, and a high pressure flushing hose is positioned at one end of an underground pipe or sewer. During the cleaning procedure, the hose is threaded into the pipe to be cleaned of debris through a manhole or other drain conduit leading to the pipe being cleaned.

A rearward projecting water jet imparts force so that the hose is pushed down the pipe to be cleaned. This pathway frequently is not linear but proceeds in a serpentine fashion through bends and elevation changes to a distal end. During traverse from the truck through the connected passages of the drain, a nozzle at the distal end of the hose, projects a high pressure water or fluid stream which is employed for dislodging and removing stationary or attached solids and debris or other matter from the interior wall of the pipe or passage.

Concurrent with the threading of the high pressure hose through the serpentine pipe system, other workers may additionally perform other cleaning and maintenance tasks to clean down pipes from street level drains and building drains and also by using physical force to urge the heavy fluid-laden hose down the sewer pipe or passage since the longer the hose extends from the truck inserting it, the more easily it will bend or become stationary thus preventing its full extension.

These different tasks conventionally require a plurality of different tools which are used by the same or different workers during a cleaning session. For smaller conduits leading into the larger pipe being cleaned by the hose, workers will often employ a pole having any of a plurality of attachment ends configured for a specific cleaning task, such as debris dislodgement or sidewall scraping. Plants, solids or trash can frequently become lodged in storm drain passages leading into the larger drain cleaned by the hose and workers will use a forked attachment to either pull or push such material to dislodge it and clear the passage.

However, the same workers removing debris and grease are generally responsible for the urging of the high pressure water jet projecting hose down the pipe being cleaned from its starting point at the truck providing the fluid and pump pressure. Such jetting hoses conventionally exhaust one fluid stream rearward to drive the hose forward, which projects a single high pressure stream forward to cut debris and clean the pipe. However, the fluid in the hose providing the high pressure jets, also renders the hose heavy, which is a problem which increases the further the hose extends. The weight and pipe direction changes, and debris can easily prevent the worker in the truck from continuing to extend the high pressure hose. Additionally, the hose must frequently make turns from the main pipe, into downstream pipes which are at an angled intersection to the main pipe.

When the hose is not extendable due to weight or an impediment in the sewer line being cleaned such as large debris or around a turn, workers must grip the hose with a gripping tool or curved hook positioned at the end of a pole and push on the engaged hose to translate it in the correct direction during its trip through the pipes. This task frequently occurs at the top of a manhole, or while using conduits providing access to the hose at positions adjacent to bends in its path.

Additionally, the same employees who are cleaning the down spouts and urging the hose, are also called upon to remove larger pieces of debris, or floating debris, which may be within reach of hook or rake engaged at the distal end of a pole. Still further, workers are frequently required to employ a scraper-like attachment, sometimes called a “grease chopper”. This is used, for scraping and collecting moving grease, sludge, and other “sticky” debris, which tends to accumulate on the interior sidewalls of the pipe, and remains adhered and attractive to other debris.

While some sewer operators use individual tools for each task, others employ a telescopic pole adapted on a distal end to engage any of a plurality of desired attachments to the distal end of the pole which are carried by the worker on their person or on the truck. However, in order to move from performing one of these tasks to a next and different task, the worker must retract the pole from its communication into many feet of the sewer, downpipe, or manhole pipe, remove and retrieve the currently employed attachment, and engage a new attachment if on their person or go to the truck and come back, if not. Once the new tool is attached, the worker must then reextend the pole, and perform the next task for which the tool is adapted.

As could be imagined, removing a long pole and re-engaging a different tool, to reinsert the pole in the same passage can be quite time consuming and strenuous on workers. Such is exacerbated when there is a constant need to perform all or more of the tasks noted above on each passage, through insertions into multiple such passages.

As such, there is a continuing unmet need for single tool configured for employment in a wastewater collection system, which allows the worker to maintain the pole extended into the passage, and perform a plurality of tasks using the single device without the need for changing the tool or removing and reinserting the pole. Such a device, to reduce costs and encourage widespread use, should advantageously employ a means to attach to the distal end of a telescoping or elongated pole in an as-used position so that existing poles my be employed without the need to purchase and manufacture new poles. So positioned, such a device should enable the user with a means to perform the plurality of tasks with a single device, which conventionally are accomplished by one or a combination of debris grabbers, scrapers and hose grabbers, to name a few.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The device, herein disclosed and described, provides a solution to the shortcomings in prior art and achieves the above noted goals through the provision of a multi-use wastewater collection cleaning system tool device. In one preferred mode, the device is intended as an attachment to an existing telescoping pole. However, in other preferred modes, the device can include a telescoping pole sized for extension the length required to engage the tool at its distal end with the plurality of tasks intended.

Generally speaking, in all modes, the device includes a rake-like structure having a plurality of extending members, such as prongs, which extend substantially orthogonal to an engagement at a first end with a central shaft member. The prongs and central shaft member may be engaged to a common bracket which is engaged to a pole or may have a means for engagement to a pole such as mating threads to that on the end of a pole or a bayonet type twisting engagement.

Extending in an opposite direction from the projecting members forming the prong components is a substantially planar scraping member engaged at a first end and extending to a distal end. In a preferred mode, the scraping member is removably engaged to the common bracket component and may be reversible such as to have either a straight or curved edge extending from the engagement to the bracket member as needed depending on the shape of the interior wall of the sewer, pipe, or drain being cleaned.

While in earlier modes the prongs extended to distal ends which were equidistant from the bracket member, after experimentation it was found that the device, being an all-in-one multi-use tool, worked substantially better employing members forming prongs in a substantially rake-like arrangement for debris grabbing which were of varying lengths. This still provided a means for engaging to retrieve and remove debris, such as floating debris within a sewer system but had a distinct advantage in curved sewer pipes. Thus, in the preferred mode the prong members forming prong components are preferably arranged in such a disposition such that their respective distal ends to form a curve which is similar to the curvature of a typical round sewer drain.

In this manner, the device may more effectively remove and retrieve debris which may have accumulated on or near the curved interior sidewall of the sewer pipe. However, the distal ends of the prongs will still work well in a straight edged conduit, and the longer central prongs extend well into the deeper central recess present in the bottom of many sewers forming a channel during low fluid flow.

Further increasing the utility of the multi-functional sewer tool, a scraping member of the device is provided for scraping and moving grease, sludge, and other “sticky” debris which tends to adhere and become accumulated on the pipe sidewalls. Instead of the present system where the user must obtain a new tool when moving from the raking task to the scraping task, using the device herein, the user may switch between the aforementioned functions by simply turning the device around by rotating the pole to employ either of the opposing prongs or scraper member. The need to remove the telescoping pole and interchange attachment components for different tasks, or to obtain a different pole with different tool ends, is essentially eliminated by employment of the device.

Still further, in accordance with at least one preferred mode, the plurality of prong components is four. It is preferred that the two innermost prong components are shaped differently than the two end prongs and spaced from each other a distance to accommodate the insertion of the flushing hose therebetween as needed to move and manipulate the hose. For example, should the hose be 1.25″ in diameter, then the two innermost prongs are preferably spaced 1.5″. In use, the user essentially wedges the hose between the two frusto conical or slanted distal tips of the innermost prong components, such that a manipulation of the user-gripped end of the telescoping pole will twist the device and engage in a twisted or wedged engagement between the two longer central prongs.

To be discussed in more detail later, the prongs may also preferably be so arranged as to provide a kind of twist-and-grab type means for more secure removable engagement to the hose. This is accomplished by shaping the prongs in a curvilinear fashion to form straight distal end portions extending from curved portions at the first ends engaging the member or pole.

Additionally, the two longer centrally located prongs can be engaged to a translating engagement to an elongated shaft member so that they may be adjusted in their spacing from each other to accommodate differing hose diameters, or in some cases, cables which may be forced through sewer pipes to dislodge debris. Such cables also suffer from drag and must be urged around corners and past differing surface heights that are located in most sewers. By making the two centrally located prongs translatably adjustable for spacing, the user may move them closer or further apart for such purposes.

With respect to the above description, before explaining at least one preferred embodiment of the herein disclosed invention in detail, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited in its application to the details of construction and to the arrangement of the components in the following description or illustrated in the drawings. The invention herein described is capable of other embodiments and of being practiced and carried out in various ways which will be obvious to those skilled in the art. Also, it is to be understood that the phraseology and terminology employed herein are for the purpose of description and should not be regarded as limiting.

As such, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the conception upon which this disclosure is based may readily be utilized as a basis for designing of other structures, methods and systems for carrying out the several purposes of the present disclosed device. It is important, therefore, that the claims be regarded as including such equivalent construction and methodology insofar as they do not depart from the spirit and scope of the present invention.

It is an object of the invention to provide a multi-use wastewater collection systems tool.

It is another object of the invention to provide a multi-use tool which is a debris grabber, hose grabber and scraper.

It is another object of the invention to provide a multi-use tool employing an interchangeable and/or reversible scraper element.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING FIGURES

FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of a particularly preferred mode of the present invention.

FIG. 2 shows a side view of the device of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the device of FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is a top view of the device of FIG. 1.

FIG. 5 shows a perspective view of another particularly preferred mode of the present invention having a removably engaged scraper element.

FIG. 6 is a top view of a preferred mode of the removable scraper element having a substantially curved scraping edge.

FIG. 7 shows a top view of another preferred mode of the removable scraper element having a substantially straight scraping edge.

FIG. 8 shows a top view of yet another preferred mode of the scraper element being double sided and reversible.

FIG. 9 shows the device of FIG. 1 in the as used position engaging a hose.

FIG. 10 shows the device of FIG. 1 in the as used position with a hose in the engaged mode.

FIG. 11 depicts a mode of the device of FIG. 1 having a translatable engagement of the centrally located prongs providing a means for adjustment of the spacing therebetween.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS OF THE INVENTION

Now referring to drawings in FIGS. 1-11, wherein similar components are identified by like reference numerals, there is seen in FIG. 1-4 views of particularly preferred modes of the device 10 herein. The device 10 includes a bracket member 12, which is substantially L-shaped (FIG. 2) if a scraping member 24 is to be included which is preferred. The bracket member 12 is adapted for engagement to the distal end of a pole 100 in a fashion to render it secure on the pole end. One preferred means for engagement to a pole is shown having the bracket member 12 engaged to an extending central shaft member 14. However other means for engagement to a pole, such as a bayonet mount, or threads projecting from the shaft member 14 which cooperatively engage with threads located on the pole 100 (FIG. 9) or other means for engagement to the distal end of the pole as would occur to those skilled in the art.

The shaft member 14 having a circular shape is particularly strong and the axial chamber 15 of the shaft member 14 has a circumference sized to surround the circumference of an engaged pole 100 and provides exceptional reinforcement thereto. The shaft member 14 and bracket 12 are preferably formed from a high strength material such as steel, aluminum or titanium, and may be engaged by conventional methods known in the art, such as welding or using fasteners.

As noted the shaft member 14 is preferably a hollow tube and the axial chamber 15 thereof provides a means to engage the distal end of a typical telescoping utility pole 100 (FIG. 9). In this manner, the device 10 is an attachment which may be removably engaged to a pole as needed. The means for engagement to the pole may be any means known in the art such as frictional engagement or threads within the axial chamber 15 cooperatively engaging threads located on the distal end of the pole 100. However, those skilled in the art may recognize other means for removable engagement may be employed such as a bayonet type engagement or a pinned engagement through the pole 100 and the shaft member 14 or other means, and all are anticipated within the scope of this patent. Further, in other modes of the device 10, the shaft member 14 itself may be provided already engaged as original equipment with the device 10 fixedly or removably engaged with the distal end of a solid or preferably telescoping or otherwise extendable pole 101 member (FIG. 10).

As mentioned, the device 10 is configured for a multifunction employment. The innermost prong members 18 and outermost prong members 16 extending from first ends engaged to the bracket 12 to distal ends which are employable as a debris grabber. The debris grabber includes this plurality of prong members engaged to the bracket 12 which extend substantially orthogonal to the shaft member 14 as shown in the figures. The prong members are similarly of a high strength material, such as steel, aluminum or titanium, and may be engaged to the bracket 12 by conventional methods such as welding or fasteners.

In accordance with the current preferred mode, the plurality of prong members is four, namely having two outermost prong members 16 and two innermost prong members 18. Seen in the view of FIG. 3, it is particularly preferred that the vertical position of the outer most prong members 16 and innermost prong members 18 are so disposed to conform to a first curvature 28. This first curvature 28 and the second curvature 30 of FIG. 4, is advantageously the curvature of a typical round sewer pipe, such that the respective length to the distal ends of prong members 16, 18 positions the distal ends of the prongs along a line forming the curvature confirming to the interior wall of a sewer or other drain pipe. By positioning the distal ends of the prongs 16 and 18 along the arc matching the curve of the pipe or drain, it has been found that improved debris grabbing characteristics are provided to the user over prong members with distal ends terminating along a straight line which would elevate the central innermost prong members 18 above the pipe interior wall should the outermost prong members 16 contact that wall while positioned in the sewer in a perpendicular fashion of FIG. 4 for dragging, or in the depiction of FIG. 3 for pushing.

Further, many sewers have a recessed central channel formed in the lower most portion of the sewer interior wall to encourage fluid flow during times of low fluid runoff or deposit to the system. By forming the length of the innermost prong members 18 longer than the outermost prong members 16, in such cases with longer innermost prong members, when used in a dragging position or pushing position, the innermost prong members 18 can project into this central channel while the outermost prong members 16 scrape the surface adjacent to this central channel. Thus a curved configuration allows for capture of debris from both the lower central channel and the surrounding sides, when dragging or pushing the device 10 at the end of a pole 100, which is preferred to enhance the function of the multifunction tool device 10.

Further, as shown in the top view of FIG. 4, forming the length of the respective prong members to define a positioning of the distal ends of the prong members 16, 18, to conform to a second curvature 30, which occurs when the prong members 16 and 18 are perpendicular to the sewer interior wall when the device 10 is in a dragging configuration therein, may also be desirable. The second curvature 30 may be different than the first curvature 28 or they may be the same, but in either curvature the innermost prong members 18 are longer than the outermost prong members 16. It must be noted that upon reading this disclosure, one skilled in the art may recognize slight modifications as well as other means to provide improved debris grabbing characteristics without departing from intent and scope of the invention, wherein such means and modifications are anticipated. Other preferred modes of the prong member components are shown in later figures.

Further, as is shown in the figures particularly in FIGS. 9-10, the two innermost prongs 18, at end portions 19 adjacent to their distal ends, are preferably straight sections and parallel and spaced a first distance 20. The innermost prongs 18 from this end portion, communicate to their first or proximal ends at an engagement point with the bracket 12 at opposing angled portions 21 extending at angles from the parallel end portions 19, and spaced a second distance 22, wherein the second spacing 22 is substantially larger than the first spacing 20 and forms an angled area 23 between the angled portions 21.

Briefly, in as-used mode of employment of the device 10 as a hose grabber shown in FIGS. 9-10 for instance, the two innermost prongs 18 are configured with parallel end portions 19, spaced to allow means for an engagement over a hose (FIG. 9). This engagement is accomplished in the as-used mode, by slipping the two parallel portions 19 over the hose 200 whereafter the device 10 can then be twisted or turned (FIG. 10) to form wedged engagement of the hose 200 between the innermost prongs 18 to allow the user to push or urge the hose 200 in either direction along the axis of the hose 200 and to concurrently lift the hose 200 supported on the top surface of one of the innermost prongs 18. The elongated straight and parallel sections forming the parallel portions 19 allow for support of the overlying hose 200 upon the top surface of the innermost prongs 18 which is achievable by positioning the hose 200 within the larger angled area between the two or otherwise frictionally engage the hose within the larger spacing area 22 for temporary secured engagement therein. A more detailed view is shown later in FIGS. 9 and 10.

Additionally, the device 10 as shown in FIGS. 6-8 includes a scraping element 24, having a curved scraping edge 26. In accordance with a preferred mode of the device 10, the scraping element 24 may be formed as a unitary structure with the bracket 12, or in other modes described below, may be removably engageable or reversible in its engagement to the bracket 12. In the as-used employed mode of the multifunction device 10 as a grease or sludge scraper, the user can simply rotate the engaged pole to flip the device 10 to a position where the scraper element 24 in the an as-used position. Further, the curved edge 26 is formed to conform to or complement a curvature of a typical sewer pipe to provide improved scraping utility by engaging the entire surface of the scraper element 24 with the curved pipe inner surface.

FIG. 5 shows another particularly preferred mode of the device 10 having a removably engageable scraper element 34. In this mode, the bracket component 12 includes means for engagement of the scraper element 34 shown as apertures 32 intended to register in line with complimentary apertures 36 on the scrapper element 34. Engagement is accomplished with the scrapper 34 and bracket 12 being bolted together with nuts and bolts (not shown). However other means for removable engagement of the scraper 34 to the bracket component 12 may be employed such as a rail formed on the bracket 12 frictionally engageable with one end of the scraper 34 although the nut and bolt engagement allows for two different shapes of opposing edges of the scraper component 34 such as in FIGS. 6 and 8.

The provision of a removably engaged scraper element 34 will allow the user to interchange a plurality of elements having different scraping edges as needed.

Further, shown in this mode the device 10 employs five prongs 38 which are substantially identical and positioned inline relative each other. It must be noted that the number of prongs 38 may be more or less.

Shown more clearly in FIG. 6, the scraper element 34 in a first mode has a substantially curved scraping edge 35 which, as mentioned previously may correspond to the curvature of a sewer pipe.

FIG. 7 shows another mode wherein the scraper element 40 has a substantially straight scraping edge 42. Also shown are the registering apertures 44 allowing for bolt type engagement to the bracket 12. Shown in FIG. 8 is yet another particularly preferred mode of the scraper element 46 being doubled edged and reversible. There is preferably included a curved edge 48, and a straight edge 50.

Employing removably engaged scraper elements, the device 10 may be provided to the user in a kit, comprised of a plurality of different scraper elements (shown in FIGS. 6-8) which may be selectively attached and employed as desired. Further, the user may choose not to employ any scraper element and dismount it, which will reduce the weight of the device 10 should the user desire. It must be noted that the provision of removably engaged scraper elements may be employed in combination with other preferred modes of the device 10 an should not be considered limited by the depiction.

FIG. 9 shows a view of the device 10 of FIG. 1 in the as-used mode employed as an attachment element to a pole 100. In the employed mode as a hose grabber to lift and urge the hose 200, the user will position the device 10 such as to engaged a typical hose 200 between the spacing 20 between the parallel end portions of the innermost prong components 18. Spacing can be equal to and require a bending of the prongs or slightly larger than the diameter of the hose. For example should the diameter of the hose 20 be 1.25″ than the spacing between the parallel end portions 19 of the two innermost prongs 18 would preferably be a space 20 slightly larger such as 1.5″. However, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the spacing and disposition of the prong components may be varied or modified as needed.

With the hose 200 in this position in the angled area 23, the user is provides the space to easily twist or turn the device 10 in order to wedge or otherwise frictionally engage the hose 200 within the angled area 23 formed by wider spaced portion 22 between the innermost prong components 18 as shown in FIG. 10. In this engaged mode, the hose 200 is securely engaged between the innermost prongs 18 while concurrently supported atop one of the parallel straight end portions 19 to allow a user to allow the user to lift and urge the hose concurrently to manipulate the hose 200 along the pipe as needed.

While all of the fundamental characteristics and features of the invention have been shown and described herein, with reference to particular preferred modes thereof, a latitude of modification, various changes and substitutions are intended in the foregoing disclosure and it will be apparent which in some instances, some features of the invention may be employed without a corresponding use of other features without departing from the scope of the invention as set forth. It should also be understood which various substitutions, modifications, and variations may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention. Consequently, all such modifications and variations and substitutions are included within the scope of the invention as defined by the following claims.

Claims

1. A multifunction cleaning device for fluid conduits employed to communicate wastewater for treatment, such a sewers and drains comprising:

a bracket member;

means for engagement of said bracket member to a distal end of a pole;

a plurality of prongs engaged at first ends to said bracket member and extending from respective first ends engaged with said bracket member in a direction opposite from said pole, to respective distal ends;

an innermost pair of said plurality of prongs extending to respective said distal ends a first distance from said bracket member;

additional said prongs from said plurality of prongs and located on opposing sides of said innermost pair, extending to respective said distal ends;

a separation distance between said innermost pair, said separation distance being equal to or slightly larger than a pressure hose employed for translation through said fluid conduit for a cleaning thereof;

said plurality of prongs defining a raking component engageable with solid material within said wastewater flowing through said fluid conduit; and

said innermost pair defining an engagement component removably engageable with an exterior surface of said pressure hose in a frictional engagement between said innermost pair in an as-used urging position of said cleaning device, whereby force imparted to said pole by a user is communicated to said hose to impart a translation to said hose within said fluid conduit.

2. The multifunction cleaning device of claim 1 additionally comprising:

said first distance to said distal ends of said innermost pair of said plurality of prongs being longer than a distance from respective first ends of said additional said prongs to respective distal ends of said additional said prongs;

an imaginary line intersecting said respective said distal ends of said innermost pair of prongs and said additional said prongs forming a curve; and

said curve substantially matching an interior surface of said fluid conduit having a curve, whereby said respective distal ends of said plurality of prongs of said raking component positioned in an as-used raking position, all form a contact with said interior surface of said fluid conduit for removal of solid debris therefrom.

3. The multifunction cleaning device of claim 1 additionally comprising:

a scraper component having an attachment to said bracket member and extending to a distal edge, said distal edge having a shape conforming to a shape of said interior surface of said fluid conduit, whereby said multifunction cleaning device is rotatable upon said pole to an as-used scraping position with said distal edge in a contact with said interior surface of said fluid conduit; and

said contact of said distal edge of said scraper component of multifunction cleaning device in said as-used scraping position providing for a removal of adhered debris from said interior surface.

4. The multifunction cleaning device of claim 2 additionally comprising:

a scraper component having an attachment to said bracket member and extending to a distal edge, said distal edge having a shape conforming to a shape of said interior surface of said fluid conduit, whereby said multifunction cleaning device is rotatable upon said pole to an as-used scraping position with said distal edge in a contact with said interior surface of said fluid conduit; and

said contact of said distal edge of said scraper component of multifunction cleaning device in said as-used scraping position providing for a removal of adhered debris from said interior surface.

5. The multifunction cleaning device of claim 3 additionally comprising:

said attachment to said bracket member being a removable engagement to a central portion of said scraping component between a first edge and said distal edge;

said removable engagement positioning one of said first edge or said distal edge to a position projecting from said bracket member and the other of said first end or said distal edge adjacent to said bracket member;

said distal edge conforming to a first shape of a said interior surface of a said fluid conduit;

said first edge having a second shape conforming to a said interior surface of a said fluid conduit which is different than said first shape; and

said scraping component positionable with either of said first edge or said distal edge in said position projecting from said bracket member, to form a said contact with a said interior surface of a said fluid conduit having a shape matching that of one of said first or distal edge located in said position projecting from said bracket member.

6. The multifunction cleaning device of claim 4 additionally comprising:

said attachment to said bracket member being a removable engagement to a central portion of said scraping component between a first edge and said distal edge;

said removable engagement positioning one of said first edge or said distal edge to a position projecting from said bracket member and the other of said first end or said distal edge adjacent to said bracket member;

said distal edge conforming to a first shape of a said interior surface of a said fluid conduit;

said first edge having a second shape conforming to a said interior surface of a said fluid conduit which is different than said first shape; and

said scraping component positionable with either of said first edge or said distal edge in said position projecting from said bracket member, to form a said contact with a said interior surface of a said fluid conduit having a shape matching that of one of said first or distal edge located in said position projecting from said bracket member.

7. The multifunction cleaning device of claim 1 additionally comprising:

each of said innermost pair of said plurality of prongs having angled portions extending from respective said first ends engaged to said bracket member to an intersection with respective end portions extending to respective said distal ends;

said angled portions angling in opposing angles from said respective first ends toward a center of said bracket member therebetween, to a respective said intersection;

said end portions extending substantially parallel to each other;

an angled area defined by an area between said angled portions, said bracket member and respective said interjections of said innermost pair of said plurality of prongs;

said hose positionable within said angled area during a twisting of said multifunction cleaning device to said as-used urging position; and

said twisting positioning one of said end portions of said innermost pair of said plurality of prongs underneath a bottom portion of said exterior of said hose, whereby either or both of said translation or a lifting of said hose upon said one of said end portions, is communicable to said hose by said force imparted to said pole by said user.

8. The multifunction cleaning device of claim 2 additionally comprising:

each of said innermost pair of said plurality of prongs having angled portions extending from respective said first ends engaged to said bracket member to an intersection with respective end portions extending to respective said distal ends;

said angled portions angling in opposing angles from said respective first ends toward a center of said bracket member therebetween, to a respective said intersection;

said end portions extending substantially parallel to each other;

an angled area defined by an area between said angled portions, said bracket member and respective said interjections of said innermost pair of said plurality of prongs;

said hose positionable within said angled area during a twisting of said multifunction cleaning device to said as-used urging position; and

said twisting positioning one of said end portions of said innermost pair of said plurality of prongs underneath a bottom portion of said exterior of said hose, whereby either or both of said translation or a lifting of said hose upon said one of said end portions, is communicable to said hose by said force imparted to said pole by said user.

9. The multifunction cleaning device of claim 3 additionally comprising:

each of said innermost pair of said plurality of prongs having angled portions extending from respective said first ends engaged to said bracket member to an intersection with respective end portions extending to respective said distal ends;

said angled portions angling in opposing angles from said respective first ends toward a center of said bracket member therebetween, to a respective said intersection;

said end portions extending substantially parallel to each other;

an angled area defined by an area between said angled portions, said bracket member and respective said interjections of said innermost pair of said plurality of prongs;

said hose positionable within said angled area during a twisting of said multifunction cleaning device to said as-used urging position; and

said twisting positioning one of said end portions of said innermost pair of said plurality of prongs underneath a bottom portion of said exterior of said hose, whereby either or both of said translation or a lifting of said hose upon said one of said end portions, is communicable to said hose by said force imparted to said pole by said user.

10. The multifunction cleaning device of claim 4 additionally comprising:

each of said innermost pair of said plurality of prongs having angled portions extending from respective said first ends engaged to said bracket member to an intersection with respective end portions extending to respective said distal ends;

said angled portions angling in opposing angles from said respective first ends toward a center of said bracket member therebetween, to a respective said intersection;

said end portions extending substantially parallel to each other;

an angled area defined by an area between said angled portions, said bracket member and respective said interjections of said innermost pair of said plurality of prongs;

said hose positionable within said angled area during a twisting of said multifunction cleaning device to said as-used urging position; and

said twisting positioning one of said end portions of said innermost pair of said plurality of prongs underneath a bottom portion of said exterior of said hose, whereby either or both of said translation or a lifting of said hose upon said one of said end portions, is communicable to said hose by said force imparted to said pole by said user.

11. The multifunction cleaning device of claim 5 additionally comprising:

each of said innermost pair of said plurality of prongs having angled portions extending from respective said first ends engaged to said bracket member to an intersection with respective end portions extending to respective said distal ends;

said angled portions angling in opposing angles from said respective first ends toward a center of said bracket member therebetween, to a respective said intersection;

said end portions extending substantially parallel to each other;

an angled area defined by an area between said angled portions, said bracket member and respective said interjections of said innermost pair of said plurality of prongs;

said hose positionable within said angled area during a twisting of said multifunction cleaning device to said as-used urging position; and

said twisting positioning one of said end portions of said innermost pair of said plurality of prongs underneath a bottom portion of said exterior of said hose, whereby either or both of said translation or a lifting of said hose upon said one of said end portions, is communicable to said hose by said force imparted to said pole by said user.

12. The multifunction cleaning device of claim 6 additionally comprising:

each of said innermost pair of said plurality of prongs having angled portions extending from respective said first ends engaged to said bracket member to an intersection with respective end portions extending to respective said distal ends;

said angled portions angling in opposing angles from said respective first ends toward a center of said bracket member therebetween, to a respective said intersection;

said end portions extending substantially parallel to each other;

an angled area defined by an area between said angled portions, said bracket member and respective said interjections of said innermost pair of said plurality of prongs;

said hose positionable within said angled area during a twisting of said multifunction cleaning device to said as-used urging position; and

said twisting positioning one of said end portions of said innermost pair of said plurality of prongs underneath a bottom portion of said exterior of said hose, whereby either or both of said translation or a lifting of said hose upon said one of said end portions, is communicable to said hose by said force imparted to said pole by said user.

13. The multifunction cleaning device of claim 7 additionally comprising:

said angled portions angling in opposing angles from an adjustable engagement with said respective first ends to said bracket member; and

said adjustable engagement allowing for repositioning of said engagement of said respective first ends closer or further from said center of said bracket member to thereby respectively decrease or increase said angled area and said separation distance of said innermost pair of prongs and providing accommodation for said hoses of differing diameters.

14. The multifunction cleaning device of claim 7 additionally comprising:

said angled portions angling in opposing angles from an adjustable engagement with said respective first ends to said bracket member; and

said adjustable engagement allowing for repositioning of said engagement of said respective first ends closer or further from said center of said bracket member to thereby respectively decrease or increase said angled area and said separation distance of said innermost pair of prongs and providing accommodation for said hoses of differing diameters.

15. The multifunction cleaning device of claim 1 additionally comprising:

said first ends in an adjustable engagement to said bracket member; and

said adjustable engagement allowing for repositioning of said engagement of said respective first ends closer or further from a center of said bracket member to thereby respectively decrease or increase said separation distance of said innermost pair of prongs thereby providing accommodation for said hoses of differing diameters.

16. The multifunction cleaning device of claim 2 additionally comprising:

said first ends in an adjustable engagement to said bracket member; and

said adjustable engagement allowing for repositioning of said engagement of said respective first ends closer or further from a center of said bracket member to thereby respectively decrease or increase said separation distance of said innermost pair of prongs thereby providing accommodation for said hoses of differing diameters.

17. The multifunction cleaning device of claim 3 additionally comprising:

said first ends in an adjustable engagement to said bracket member; and

said adjustable engagement allowing for repositioning of said engagement of said respective first ends closer or further from a center of said bracket member to thereby respectively decrease or increase said separation distance of said innermost pair of prongs thereby providing accommodation for said hoses of differing diameters.

18. The multifunction cleaning device of claim 4 additionally comprising:

said first ends in an adjustable engagement to said bracket member; and

said adjustable engagement allowing for repositioning of said engagement of said respective first ends closer or further from a center of said bracket member to thereby respectively decrease or increase said separation distance of said innermost pair of prongs thereby providing accommodation for said hoses of differing diameters.

19. The multifunction cleaning device of claim 5 additionally comprising:

said first ends in an adjustable engagement to said bracket member; and

said adjustable engagement allowing for repositioning of said engagement of said respective first ends closer or further from a center of said bracket member to thereby respectively decrease or increase said separation distance of said innermost pair of prongs thereby providing accommodation for said hoses of differing diameters.

20. The multifunction cleaning device of claim 6 additionally comprising:

said first ends in an adjustable engagement to said bracket member; and

said adjustable engagement allowing for repositioning of said engagement of said respective first ends closer or further from a center of said bracket member to thereby respectively decrease or increase said separation distance of said innermost pair of prongs thereby providing accommodation for said hoses of differing diameters.