Column selector for pipe section magazine of directional drill

Details Column selector for pipe section magazine of directional drill Column selector for pipe section magazine of directional drill

2006-01-23

2009-06-09

Adams, Gregory W (Department: 3652)

Material or article handling

Cylindrical bar handling device

Including ramp and retractable stop or ejector

C414S745500, C414S022620, C175S052000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07544036

ABSTRACT:
A handling assembly for pipe sections for a horizontal directional drill includes a thrust frame and a pipe handler assembly track that is attached to the thrust frame so as to define a pipe section transfer location. The handling assembly also includes a pipe handler carrier that is mounted on the pipe handler assembly track and a magazine that is mounted adjacent to the pipe handler carrier and adapted to discharge a pipe section from the bottom of a selected column to the pipe section transfer location. The pipe handler carrier may be moved along the pipe handler assembly track to a plurality of positions in each of which a pipe section at the bottom of a column of the magazine is aligned with the transfer location, and a column selector rod is mounted with respect to the thrust frame so as to selectively locate the pipe handler carrier along the pipe handler assembly track at a position to align a column of the magazine with the pipe section transfer location.

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