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Machines for simultaneously drilling and inserting pipe lines

Assignee: Salem Tool Co
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Filing: 1960-03-29
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Granted: 1963-10-22
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Expires: 1980-03-29
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 George L Adams
  • 👤 Charles T Govin

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-24 08:22
CPC Classifications
E; E21; E21B; E21B7/00; E21B7/20; E21B7/201; E21B7/003; E21B7/005

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 238 words
A PIPE LINE DRILL INCLUDING AN ELONGATED BASE, A CARRIAGE MOUNTED FOR MOVEMENT LONGITUDINALLY ON SAID BASE, POWER MEANS CONNECTED BETWEEN SAID CARRIAGE AND SAID BASE TO PROVIDE RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN SAID BASE AND SAID CARRIAGE, A ROTARY DRIVE MOUNTED ON SAID CARRIAGE, AUGER MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID ROTARY DRIVE AND EXTENDING FORWARDLY OF SAID CARRIAGE, A CUTTING HEAD MOUNTED ON THE FORWARD END OF SAID AUGER MEANS, A PIPE PUSHING MEANS ON THE FORWARD END OF SAID CARRIAGE, A SADDLE ON SAID BASE TO SLIDABLY SUPPORT SAID PIPE PUSHING MEANS, A PIPE HAVING ONE END CONNECTED TO AND SUPPORTED BY SAID PIPE PUSHING MEANS AND TO BE INSERTED AND LEFT IN THE DRILLED HOLE AND SURROUNDING SAID AUGER MEANS BEHIND SAID CUTTING HEAD, A PORTION OF SAID AUGER MEANS BEING SUBSTANTIALLY THE SAME DIAMETER AS THE BORE OF SAID PIPE, A TRACK MATERIALLY LONGER THAN SAID BASE FOR SUPPORTING SAID BASE FOR MOVEMENT THEREALONG, MEANS TO DETACHABLY LOCK SAID BASE RELATIVE TO SAID TRACK AND HOLD SAID BASE WHILE OPERATING SAID POWER MEANS TO MOVE SAID CARRIAGE ALONG SAID BASE TO FEED SAID CUTTING HEAD TO BORE THE HOLE AND SIMULTANEOUSLY SHOVE SAID PIPE INTO THE HOLE, AND TO RELEASE SAID BASE FROM SAID TRACK FOR RETRACTING SAID BASE BACK UNDER SAID CARRIAGE BY SAID POWER MEANS WHEN SAID LOCK MEANS IS DETACHED FROM BETWEEN SAID BASE AND SAID TRACK TO EXTEND SAID AUGER MEANS AND PIPE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 238 words
A PIPE LINE DRILL INCLUDING AN ELONGATED BASE, A CARRIAGE MOUNTED FOR MOVEMENT LONGITUDINALLY ON SAID BASE, POWER MEANS CONNECTED BETWEEN SAID CARRIAGE AND SAID BASE TO PROVIDE RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN SAID BASE AND SAID CARRIAGE, A ROTARY DRIVE MOUNTED ON SAID CARRIAGE, AUGER MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID ROTARY DRIVE AND EXTENDING FORWARDLY OF SAID CARRIAGE, A CUTTING HEAD MOUNTED ON THE FORWARD END OF SAID AUGER MEANS, A PIPE PUSHING MEANS ON THE FORWARD END OF SAID CARRIAGE, A SADDLE ON SAID BASE TO SLIDABLY SUPPORT SAID PIPE PUSHING MEANS, A PIPE HAVING ONE END CONNECTED TO AND SUPPORTED BY SAID PIPE PUSHING MEANS AND TO BE INSERTED AND LEFT IN THE DRILLED HOLE AND SURROUNDING SAID AUGER MEANS BEHIND SAID CUTTING HEAD, A PORTION OF SAID AUGER MEANS BEING SUBSTANTIALLY THE SAME DIAMETER AS THE BORE OF SAID PIPE, A TRACK MATERIALLY LONGER THAN SAID BASE FOR SUPPORTING SAID BASE FOR MOVEMENT THEREALONG, MEANS TO DETACHABLY LOCK SAID BASE RELATIVE TO SAID TRACK AND HOLD SAID BASE WHILE OPERATING SAID POWER MEANS TO MOVE SAID CARRIAGE ALONG SAID BASE TO FEED SAID CUTTING HEAD TO BORE THE HOLE AND SIMULTANEOUSLY SHOVE SAID PIPE INTO THE HOLE, AND TO RELEASE SAID BASE FROM SAID TRACK FOR RETRACTING SAID BASE BACK UNDER SAID CARRIAGE BY SAID POWER MEANS WHEN SAID LOCK MEANS IS DETACHED FROM BETWEEN SAID BASE AND SAID TRACK TO EXTEND SAID AUGER MEANS AND PIPE.

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