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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:
Nov. 07, 1989
Filed:
Jan. 21, 1988
Applicant:
Inventors:
Alfred Ostertag, Celle, DE;
Robert E Iversen, Humble, TX (US);
Craig R Hyland, Magna, UT (US);
Kenneth D Enever, Lisses, FR;
Steven R Radford, South Jordan, UT (US);
Assignee:
Eastman Christensen, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B / ; E21B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
175340 ; 175393 ; 175424 ; 239600 ; 408 60 ; 408 61 ;
Abstract
A nozzle retention system for a drill bit which includes a nozzle member which is retained by means of a keyway in the bit body. The bit body can include a partially cylindrical bore, truncated by opposing walls to form a lower contact surface within the bit body. The nozzle will be conformed to pass through the bore in a first orientation, and to be retained in the bore and against such contact surface when the nozzle is rotated to the second orientation.