Non-Magnetic Transmitter Housing
AssigneeEarth Tool Company, L.L.C.
InventorSteven W. Wentworth
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Abstract
A sonde assembly of the invention includes a sonde housing in the form of a nonmagnetic tube having windows therein for permitting a radio signal to be transmitted out the tube from the inside, means such as a device enclosing a front end of the tube, a sonde disposed inside the non-magnetic tube and closely fitting in a sonde cavity thereof in engagement with a front end plug. The sonde comprises a sensor and a transmitter connected to the sensor to transmit a directional signal based on sensor output, which sensor and transmitter are disposed inside a non-magnetic sonde cavity.
Claims22
A sonde assembly, comprising:
- a sonde housing comprising a non-magnetic tube having a cavity;
- a front plug for enclosing a front end opening of the cavity;
- a sonde disposed within the cavity, the sonde comprising a sensor and a transmitter connected to the sensor to transmit a directional signal based on a sensor output;
- and
- a rear end cap securable in a rear end opening of the cavity;
- wherein the rear end cap and the front plug secure the sonde in a fixed position relative to the sonde housing.
A sonde assembly, comprising:
- a sonde housing comprising a non-magnetic tube;
- the tube having a cavity, the tube having a front end opening and a rear end opening;
- a means for enclosing the front end opening;
- a sonde disposed within the cavity, the sonde comprising a sensor and transmitter connected to the sensor to transmit a directional signal based on a sensor output;
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- a means for enclosing the rear end opening and securing the sonde within the cavity in a fixed position relative to the sonde housing.
A sonde assembly, comprising:
- a sonde housing comprising a non-magnetic tube having a front end opening and a rear end opening;
- a front plug for enclosing the front end opening of the non-magnetic tube;
- a sonde disposed inside the non-magnetic tube;
- and
- a rear end cap securable in a fixed position in the rear end opening of the non-magnetic tube.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.