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Device for transferring rods

US6969222B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateNov 3, 2000
Grant dateNov 29, 2005
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Expiry dateJan 2, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
  • CPC primaryE21B19/20
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

The invention relates to a rod transfer device for horizontal driving units for underground trenchless driving, having a storage container and a pivotable gripper, the gripper being arranged in such a way that the orbit of the gripper intersects both the transfer region of the storage container and the drilling axis.

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