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Apparatus for extracting minerals through a borehole

US4278137A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJun 18, 1979
Grant dateJul 14, 1981
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Expiry dateJun 18, 1999

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
  • CPC primaryE21C27/10
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

An apparatus consisting of pipe sections pivotally joined which can be insert in a borehole when in straight position and manipulated to a zigzag position to loosen minerals outside the wall of the borehole.

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