Gator Rock Bits, Inc.

Other

Gator Rock Bit, Inc.

Charles P Hamilton

Gary Wayne Hamilton

Gary W Hamilton

A flightless rock auger is used for drilling postholes through rock with the use of hydraulic pressure and at slow revolution per minute. The rock auger is used in combination with a conventional flighted auger used for drilling postholes in dirt and clay. During a posthole drilling operation, the rock auger is substituted for a conventional flighted auger as needed for drilling through and removing rock or other hard material such as concrete from the posthole. The rock auger is designed for use at very low revolutions per minute and can function utilizing only the weight of the auger; however, the rock auger is designed for use with pressure drilling units as well for cutting a circular hole through the rock and forming a plug which is to be lodged in the cavity of the rock auger cylinder to be removed from the posthole. The quick connection enables the shaft of a pressure drill unit to engage the flightless auger to be quickly substituted for the rock auger to facilitate fast removal of soft dirt from the posthole. A pilot drill bit can be disposed within the cutting head for extending outwardly pass the cutting edge thereof for starting the hole, breaking up rock, and holding the auger in position during the drilling operation. A portion of the cylindrical body can be removed to allow quick clearance of the plug.

Flightless rock auger for use with pressure drills with quick attachment and method of use

A rock auger for drilling postholes through rock without the use of hydraulic pressure and at a slow rate of revolutions per minute can function utilizing only the weight of the auger, shaft, and/or boom providing a floating auger to reduce shock and vibration stress on the auger, boom, and drive unit. It does not require any additional hydraulic pressure for cutting a circular hole through the rock and forming a plug which is to be lodged in the cavity of the rock auger cylinder to be removed from the posthole. A quick connection shaft enables the conventional flighted auger to be quickly substituted for the rock auger to facilitate fast removal of soft dirt from the posthole. A center drill bit can be disposed within the cutting head for extending outwardly pass the cutting edge thereof for starting the hole, breaking up rock, and holding the auger in position guiding it during the drilling operation. A section or portion of the cutting head extending from the cutting edge upward a selected distance to as far as the upper edge of the cutting head may be removed providing access and quick removal of the plug formed therein.

Rock auger with pilot drill

Rock drill bit

A flightless rock auger For drilling postholes through rock without the use of hydraulic pressure. The rock auger has a plurality of teeth extending downwardly at a selected angle from the edge of a cylinder connected to a quick connect shaft. The rock auger is utilized for drilling through rock and used in combination with a conventional flighted auger used for drilling postholes in dirt and clay. During a posthole drilling operation, the rock auger is substituted for the flighted auger as needed for drilling through and remove rock or other hard material such as concrete fron the posthole. The rock auger is designed for use at very low revolutions per minute and utilizes only the weight of the auger and shaft and does not require any additional hydraulic pressure for cutting a circular hole through the rock and forming a plug which is to be lodged in the cavity of the rock auger cylinder to be removed from the posthole. The quick connection shaft enables the conventional flighted auger to be quickly substituted for the rock auger to facilitate fast removal of soft dirt from the posthole. The rock auger provides an alternative method for utility companies to drill postholes for electric poles, telephone poles, pilings, and the like without the use of explosives, thereby providing for safer excavation.

Flightless rock auger with quick attachment and method of use

A miniature golf putting course laid out in the form of a maze. The miniature golf course is placed inside of a maze and is then controlled by a series of gates. Changing the position of the gates changes the route one must follow to correctly negotiate the course. Each of the holes have a cover suitable for simulating the effect of a golf ball rolling on grass, each of the hazards are arranged to interfere with the path of a golf ball, and each of the holes have a tee end and a green end which may be changed by changing the position of the gates.

Growing community of inventors

Port Charlotte, FL, United States of America

Charles P Hamilton