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Apparatus for driving pipes through the ground

US4650374A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJul 2, 1985
Grant dateMar 17, 1987
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Expiry dateJul 2, 2005

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T403/7052
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

In an apparatus for driving open-ended pipes through the ground, a hollow intermediate piece having a truncated conical transition portion with outlet openings for the removal of soil, which is forced into the pipe during driving, is disposed between the rearward end of the pipe and a pneumatic rammer for driving the pipe.

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