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Boring tool

US6116361A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 18, 1999
Grant dateSep 12, 2000
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Expiry dateFeb 18, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
  • CPC primaryE21B10/58
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A drill including a shank (1) for connecting the drill with a drive tool, a stem (2) adjoining the shank (1) and having at most two helical discharge grooves (6, 7) opening toward a stem circumference, a head (3) provided at an end of the stem (2) remote from the shank (1) and having a diameter substantially corresponding to the stem diameter, with the head (3) having three radially extending recesses (8) provided in its free end surface and opening toward a head circumference, with the recesses being provided with at least one hard metal bit (9) provided with cutting portions (9a) extending from a central portion (9b) to the head circumference, and with the head (3), having three grooves (10, 11, 12) arranged between the three recesses (8), opening toward the head circumference, and connected with the discharge grooves.

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