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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2019
Vermeer Manufacturing Company, Pella, IA (US);
Tyler J. Dorin, Pleasant Hill, IA (US);
Andrew J. Kreimeyer, Knoxville, IA (US);
Vermeer Manufacturing Company, Pella, IA (US);
Abstract
A pullback system for installing product in a hole includes a rotary drill bit having a plurality of cutter elements, and a pullback device that is attachable to the rotary drill bit without disassembling the rotary drill bit or removing the rotary drill bit from a drill string. The pullback device includes a frame member and a plurality of anchor arms. Each anchor arm has a first end coupled to the frame member and a second end. Each anchor arm is configured to extend between adjacent cutter elements of the rotary drill bit. An attachment location can be used to attach product to the pullback device.