Drill bit packages and methods

US6536192B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignees

• Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. · US
• Relocation Systems, Inc. · US

Inventors

• William W. King · Houston, US
• William C. Saxman · Dallas, US
• Jeffery Peck · DeSoto, US
• James Dahlem · Midlothian, US
• Karl Knecht · Arlington, US
• Lee Morgan Smith · Anchorage, US
• Margaret L. Parks · Dallas, US
• Mike Jeziorski · Miami Beach, US
• Patsy A. Jenner · Spring, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 27, 2001
• Grant date: Mar 25, 2003
• Expiry date: Apr 27, 2021

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B65D2585/6897
• WIPO field: Handling
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A plastic canister for storing and shipping drill bits, especially roller cone drill bit, has a pin-holder built into the lid of the canister for ease of field dressing the bit. The lid and body of the container are slip fit to one another and indexed to each other for positive positioning in their relationship. Safety features include the use of a conductive plastic polymer, a non-rolling base, mating protrusions and recesses for stacking, recessed areas for strapping, and welded loop handles.