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US 10,472,907 B2Granted
Drill basket
AssigneeSaskatoon Material Handling Ltd.
InventorTroy Dean Johnson
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Abstract
A walled work platform or man basket configured for positioning near a surface to be drilled, the platform comprising at least one drill assembly mounting point on a leading edge of the platform wall and a tension member connected to the platform wall adjacent the drill assembly mounting point and extending rearwardly for connection at a rear portion of the platform wall.
Claims26
A work platform comprising:
- a base;
- a peripheral wall connected to the base, the peripheral wall comprising a forward wall and a rearward wall;
- at least one drill assembly mounting member on a leading edge of the forward wall, the drill assembly mounting member configured to receive a drill assembly;
- and
- a tension member configured for stabilizing the work platform, the tension member connected to the forward wall adjacent the drill assembly mounting member and extending rearwardly and downwardly to connect to the rearward wall;
- wherein the tension member is connected at a forward end to an upper corner of the forward wall, and at a rearward end to a lower middle portion of the rearward wall.
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A drill basket for use with positioning equipment, the drill basket comprising:
- a walled work platform comprising a forward wall and a rearward wall;
- a mount on the rearward wall for mounting the drill basket on the positioning equipment;
- at least one drill attachment point on the forward wall for receiving a drill;
- and
- a tension member configured for stabilizing the drill basket, the tension member connected to the forward wall adjacent the drill attachment point and extending rearwardly and downwardly to connect to the rearward wall ;
- wherein the tension member is connected at a forward end to an upper front corner of the forward wall, and at a rearward end to a lower middle portion of the rearward wall.
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A drilling system comprising:
- positioning equipment;
- a drill basket supported by the positioning equipment for positioning the drill basket adjacent a surface to be drilled, the drill basket comprising:
- a walled work platform comprising forward wall and a rearward wall;
- a mount on the rearward wall for mounting the drill basket on the positioning equipment;
- at least one drill attachment point on the forward wall;
- and
- a tension member configured for stabilizing the drill basket, the tension member connected to the forward wall adjacent the drill attachment point and extending rearwardly and downwardly to connect to the rearward wall;
- wherein the tension member is connected at a forward end to an upper front corner of the forward wall, and at a rearward end to a lower middle portion of the rearward wall;
- and
- a drill assembly mounted on the drill attachment point, the drill assembly comprising a drill configured for drilling into the surface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.