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Drill steel idler guide

US3951470A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMay 1, 1975
Grant dateApr 20, 1976
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Expiry dateMay 1, 1995

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16C39/04
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A drill steel idler guide having an internal sleeve rotatably supported in a base by means of ball bearings fitting in opposed annular grooves in the sleeve and base, said sleeve having a bore through which a drill steel can slidably fit. Means is provided for directing pressure air through the base and into an annular space between the base and the sleeve.

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