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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 16, 2013
Dover Bmcs Acquisition Corporation, Orem, UT (US);
E. Sean Cox, Spanish Fork, UT (US);
Russell Roy Myers, Provo, UT (US);
DOVER BMCS ACQUISITION CORPORATION, Orem, UT (US);
Abstract
A roof-bolt drill bit includes a bit body rotatable about a central axis and at least one cutting element coupled to the bit body. The bit body has a forward end, a rearward end axially opposite the forward end, and an internal passage defined within the bit body, with the internal passage extending from a rearward opening defined in the rearward end of the bit body through at least a portion of the bit body. The at least one cutting element includes a cutting face, a cutting edge adjacent the cutting face, and a back surface spaced away from the cutting face, the back surface being mounted to the bit body. An opening defined in the bit body is positioned adjacent to the back surface of the at least one cutting element.