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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2021
Applicant:
The Toro Company, Bloomington, MN (US);
Inventors:
Stephen Joseph Sartori, Bloomington, MN (US);
Mark Paul Manteufel, Bloomington, MN (US);
Lee Evan von Lehe, Saint Paul, MN (US);
Assignee:
THE TORO COMPANY, Bloomington, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 7/04 (2006.01); E21B 19/15 (2006.01); E21B 19/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 7/046 (2013.01); E21B 19/15 (2013.01); E21B 19/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
An underground drill comprising a frame, a drill carriage, an anchor assembly, a multi-axis input device, an electronic controller, and a mode selector. The drill carriage and the anchor assembly are operably connected to the frame. The electronic controller is configured to receive input from the multi-axis input device and produce a corresponding output signal. The mode selector has an anchor mode, wherein the output signal actuates the anchor assembly, and a drill mode, wherein the output signal actuates the drill carriage.