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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 1978
Filed:
Nov. 09, 1976
Applicant:
Inventor:
Charles A Durand, Aurora, CO (US);
Assignee:
Gardner-Denver Company, Dallas, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23Q / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
173152 ; 173160 ;
Abstract
A tensioning mechanism for the fluid conductor hoses of a feed mounted rock drill comprises a plurality of fluid cylinders mounted stationary on a bracket supported midway along the length of the drill feed channel. Elongated tubular pistons are slidably supported in the cylinders and are connected to the respective hoses. The cylinders may be charged with pressure fluid such as grease or the like to bias the pistons to tension the hoses and prevent damage to the hoses or interference with movement of the drill.