Continuous conduit laying apparatus

A continuous concrete encased conduit laying apparatus for laying fiber optic interducts comprising:

• gouging means adapted to be attached to the rear of a tractor and extending downward into the ground for creating a cavity as said gouging means is moved thorugh the ground by the tractor;
• said gouging means further comprising:
• an elongate vertical rigid bar having a leading edge, a trailing edge, and means for securing said bar to the tractor;
• said bar having a cutting edge formed along the leading edge of said bar below the ground;
• conical shaped first expander means secured to said bar below said cutting edge for forming a cavity in the ground as said gouging means is moved through the ground;
• a detachable wedge pivotally attached at the bottom of said rigid bar for assisting in gouging the ground;
• conduit laying means pivotally attached to said gouging means for laying a continuous concrete encased conduit in a cavity created by said gouging means;
• said conduit laying means further comprising:
• vertical guide tube means pivotally attached to the trailing edge of said gouging means for guiding the conduit as it is being laid in the cavity created by said gouging means;
• an open-ended cylindrical member having a bevelled edge at its open end, and a wedge cutting face at its closed end, said cylindrical member forming the base of said conduit laying means for assiting in forming a cavity in the ground as the apparatus is moved through the ground by the tractor;
• elongate chute means rigidly attached to said guide tube means for transferring concrete to said cylindrical member;
• hopper means positioned on the top of said chute means for holding an amount of concrete as it is being fed through said chute means to said cylindrical member;
• an inverted V-shaped bar positioned within said open-ended cylindrical member, said bar being positioned lengthwise and having one end attached to said vertical guide tube means.