The complaint alleges that defendant Spartan Tool, LLC makes and sells original and modified versions of its Model 502 Cable Machine, which is a drain cleaning machine that drives a cleaning cable or snake in and out of sewer lines and drains to open blockages.
The machine consists of a motor-driven cable drum that normally contains the snake and an elongate spindle mounted for rotation on a frame. The front of the drum spindle is supported by and rotates within a reversible front bearing assembly mounted on the frame. spartan tool houston