Integrated Drill Chuck
AssigneeRoyal Hydraulics Service and Manufacturing Company, Inc.
InventorsGeorge Morrell, Mark Crable
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Abstract
An integrated drill chuck for installing mine roof bolts includes a single integrated piece, the single integrated piece including a body defining a receiving cavity, where the receiving cavity is configured to receive and secure a bit having a square-shaped end and a bit having a hex-shaped end. A drill for installing mine roof bolts is also disclosed. A method for installing mine roof bolts is also disclosed.
Claims20
An integrated drill chuck for installing mine roof bolts comprising a single integrated piece, the single integrated piece comprising a body defining a receiving cavity,
- wherein the receiving cavity is configured to receive and secure a bit having a square-shaped end and a bit having a hex-shaped end.
A drill for installing mine roof bolts comprising:
- a drill body comprising a chuck cavity;
- and
- a drill chuck disposed in the chuck cavity comprising a single integrated piece, the single integrated piece comprising a body defining a receiving cavity, wherein the receiving cavity is configured to receive and secure a bit having a square-shaped end and a bit having a hex-shaped end.
A method of installing mine roof bolts comprising:
- providing a drill chuck comprising a single integrated piece, the single integrated piece comprising a body defining a receiving cavity, wherein the receiving cavity is configured to receive and secure a bit having a square-shaped end and a bit having a hex-shaped end;
- inserting a drill bit having the hex-shaped end into the receiving cavity;
- drilling a hole into a formation using the drill bit;
- removing the drill bit from the receiving cavity;
- inserting a mine roof bolt having the square-shaped end into the receiving cavity;
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- installing the mine roof bolt into the formation by inserting the mine roof bolt into the hole.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.