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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2009
Applicant:
Stuart A. Connell, Sherman, TX (US);
Inventor:
Stuart A. Connell, Sherman, TX (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Global Mining Equipment LLC, South Milwaukee, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 19/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A rock drill system may include a support arrangement including a feed channel, a rock drill assembly movably associated with the feed channel, and a fluid conductor having a first end connected to the rock drill assembly and a second end associated with the support arrangement. The system may further include a tensioning arm pivotally coupled to the support arrangement, wherein the tensioning arm is engageable with the fluid conductor to tension the fluid conductor.