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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 1996
Filed:
Aug. 30, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Dale R Wolfer, Salem, VA (US);
Leland H Lyon, Roanoke, VA (US);
Assignee:
Ingersoll-Rand Company, Woodcliff Lake, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
175296 ; 175215 ; 173135 ;
Abstract
A reversible casing for a fluid-actuated, percussive, down-the-hole drill is provided with a tubular body having an internal surface forming a bore extending along a longitudinal axis. The internal surface has a profile that is a mirror image about a centerline axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. The profile is provided with alternating undercut portions and land portions, with a portion of the undercut portions being in an annular scalloped configuration comprising a plurality of longitudinally extending parallel grooves in the internal surface.