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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2011
Russel Novelo, New Sharon, IA (US);
Michael D. Belloma, Centerville, IA (US);
Ryan P. Roberts, Knoxville, IA (US);
Lucas Laverman, Newton, IA (US);
David Langenfeld, Pella, IA (US);
Ward Ryon, Saint Joseph, MO (US);
Russel Novelo, New Sharon, IA (US);
Michael D. Belloma, Centerville, IA (US);
Ryan P. Roberts, Knoxville, IA (US);
Lucas Laverman, Newton, IA (US);
David Langenfeld, Pella, IA (US);
Ward Ryon, Saint Joseph, MO (US);
Vermeer Manufacturing Company, Pella, IA (US);
Abstract
A drilling machine includes a chassis and a primary rod box mounted on the chassis, which includes a rod box interface mechanism positioned adjacent a top of the primary rod box for facilitating interfacing the primary rod box with a supplemental rod box. A rod box interface mechanism automatically secures the rod box to the drilling machine as the rod box is lowered in place on the drilling machine. The rod box interface mechanism can be used to secure a supplemental rod box to a top of a primary rod box that is attached to a chassis of the drilling machine and can be used to secure a rod box directly to the chassis of the drilling machine. Self-aligning features can be used to guide the rod box into place on the drilling machine as the rod box is lowered onto the drilling machine.