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Apparatus and method for making cylindrical columns

US6485234B2 · kind B2 · utility

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15Claims
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Filing dateDec 12, 2000
Grant dateNov 26, 2002
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Expiry dateDec 12, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
  • CPC primaryE02D5/46
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A tool for use with a rotatable drill shaft and a source of pressurized fluidized solidifying agent. The tool member has upper and lower extremities. A coupler is coupled to the upper extremity of the tool member and is adapted to be secured to the drill shaft. A plurality of radially extending arms are secured to the tool member intermediate the upper and lower extremities of the tool member. A plurality of forwardly and downwardly extending teeth are secured to each of the radially extending arms and are spaced apart longitudinally of the arms. A plurality of nozzles are carried by the tool member and are spaced circumferentially of the tool member and are coupled to the source of pressurized fluidized solidifying agent.

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