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Cutter pick for mining using hydraulic stream

US4902073A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 26, 1988
Grant dateFeb 20, 1990
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 26, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
  • CPC primaryE21C35/1837
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A cutter pick for a mining machine has a lug carrying a cutting tip of hard, abrasion resistant material at its forward end. A passage extends through the lug with provision at its rearward end for connection to a source of high pressure liquid and with a nozzle at its leading end venting through the cutting tip. The intention is that high pressure liquid issueing from the nozzle will degrade the rock before it is attacked by the cutting tip.

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