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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 14, 2006
Filed:
Jul. 08, 2004
Guy Randall, Wooster, OH (US);
Neil M. Baker, Gambier, OH (US);
Joseph R. Szarka, Wooster, OH (US);
Justin A. Wheeler, Mansfield, OH (US);
Stephen Berger, West Salem, OH (US);
Guy Randall, Wooster, OH (US);
Neil M. Baker, Gambier, OH (US);
Joseph R. Szarka, Wooster, OH (US);
Justin A. Wheeler, Mansfield, OH (US);
Stephen Berger, West Salem, OH (US);
Astec Industries, Inc., Chattanooga, TX (US);
Abstract
An auger boring machine includes a track having an initial end and a terminal end, and the track is provided with a rack. The boring machine also includes a sled that is mounted on the track and adapted to be moved between the initial end and the terminal end of the track. The boring machine also includes a mechanism for rotating an auger on the sled and a drive system. The drive system includes a pinion which is mounted so as to engage with the rack on the track and a mechanism for rotating the pinion so as to drive the sled along the track.