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Apparatus for pulling cores

US5431466A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 16, 1994
Grant dateJul 11, 1995
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Expiry dateAug 16, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
  • CPC primaryE21B25/00
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

An apparatus and method for removing cores from a material to be tested includes a first split shell having a first split portion, a tightening device for moving confronting ends of the first shell towards each other so that the shell grips the core to be pulled, and a handle for pulling the core. The core puller is inserted into a space left by a drill bit. The core puller is tightened around the core to be pulled, and the core is then pulled.

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