American Augers, Inc.

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Richard W Gentry

Guy Randall

Jared E Bird

Kalpeshkumar Patel

Christopher Zambie

An exit side pipe handling and vise tool. The tool may be suspended from an arm of a hydraulic machine and rotated and pivoted relative to the arm. The tool comprises two retainer assemblies, two vise assemblies, and a roller assembly each suspended from a linear frame. Each of the retainer assemblies is movable relative to the frame in a direction transverse to a length of the frame. The vise assemblies are in side-by-side configuration to break a connection between adjacent pipe segments. The roller assembly defines rollers having a spiral ramp disposed on an external surface to encourage axial movement of a pipe segment during rotation thereof.

Pipe handling for a drill string at ground exit

A tool for making up and breaking out a drill string at an exit side of a bore. The tool includes a fixed vise and a moveable vise for torqueing a pipe joint, a roller assembly for threading and unthreading adjacent sections of pipe, and a retainer assembly to retain a detached pipe section. The components of the tool are mounted on a frame, which is pivotally connected to a hydraulic machine such as an excavator. Thus, the tool may be manipulated to remove and add sections of pipe to a drill string remote from the primary horizontal directional drill.

Tool for use on exit side of bore and method of use thereof

Parts cleaning and de-greasing machine

A machine for cleaning heavy vehicle parts and the like in maintenance shops by spraying them with a detergent fluid or solvent. A parts tray with wheels may be rolled on tracks in and out of a heavy cabinet. The cabinet has a power-actuated door. Inside a cleaning chamber the parts tray is surrounded by a cage-like spray assembly of pipe equipped with spray nozzles directed inward at the parts. The spray assembly is mounted on a swinging parallel linkage, and is reciprocated back and forth by a motor. Below the spray or cleaning chamber is a tank or sump with an internal heater, which is normally full of fluid. A pump circulates heated fluid from this tank up to the spray nozzles; the fluid then runs back down into the sump for recirculation. A clean-out trap is provided for cleaning the sump. The operator's controls, including the door actuator control, are all located at the side of the machine for safety. An interlock switch prevents the pump from being started when the door is open.

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Fontana, CA, United States of America

Richard W Gentry