Irrigation conduit installing means

Claim 1

APPARATUS FOR INSTALLING WATER TRANSMITTING CONDUIT ELEMENTS THROUGH AN EARTHEN EMBANKMENT FORMING A SIDE OF AN IRRIGATION DITCH, SAID APPARATUS COMPRISING A HORIZONTALLY EXTENDING MANDREL CARRIED BY AN ACTUATING MEANS OPERABLE TO MOVE SAID MANDREL PARALLEL TO THE AXIAL LINE OF SAID MANDREL, SAID MANDREL AFFORDING SUPPORT FOR A CONDUIT ELEMENT TELESCOPICALLY MOUNTED THEREON, A MOBILE MEANS ON WHICH SAID MANDREL ACTUATING MEANS IS MOUNTED, SAID MOBILE MEANS BEING OPERABLE TO CARRY SAID MANDREL ACTUATING MEANS AND SAID MANDREL IN A PATH ADJACENT AND PARALLEL TO THE EMBANKMENT IN WHICH THE CONDUIT IS TO BE INSTALLED WITH SAID MANDREL DISPOSED TRANSVERSELY TO SAID PATH, POWER MEANS INCLUDING MANUALLY CONTROLLED DEVICES ON SAID MOBILE MEANS OPERABLE TO MOVE SAID MANDREL ACTUATING MEANS BODILY VERTICALLY AND OTHER MANUALLY CONTROLLED DEVICES ON SAID MOBILE MEANS OPERABLE BOTH TO CAUSE SAID MANDREL AND A CONDUIT ELEMENT MOUNTED THEREON TO MOVE ENDWISE INTO AN EMBANKMENT AND, THEREAFTER, TO MOVE SAID MANDREL IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION TO WITHDRAW IT FROM THE CONDUIT ELEMENT AND THE EMBANKMENT LEAVING THE CONDUIT ELEMENT INSTALLED THEREIN.