Abstract: The present invention is a coring unit adapted to be engaged to an articulated arm, to reduce the labor necessary for on-site coring of sewage and water pipes. The coring unit includes a frame containing the components of the unit, which include a coring bit, a coring bit motor, a traverse mechanism, and a stabilizer for allowing ready orientation of the coring unit with respect to an object being cored. The unit may also be provided with a traverse motor for driving the coring bit into an object being cored, and for withdrawing the coring bit once a core has been formed. The coring unit may additionally be adapted to allow for remote operation of the coring unit.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 25, 2012
Date of Patent:
September 16, 2014
Assignee:
Exco, Inc.
Inventors:
Andrew R. Ebert, Peter Ebert, Frederick Engel, Jr., Edward Lounsberry
Abstract: The present invention is a coring unit adapted to be engaged to an articulated arm, to reduce the labor necessary for on-site coring of sewage and water pipes. The coring unit includes a frame containing the components of the unit, which include a coring bit, a coring bit motor, a traverse mechanism, and a stabilizer for allowing ready orientation of the coring unit with respect to an object being cored. The unit may also be provided with a traverse motor for driving the coring bit into an object being cored, and for withdrawing the coring bit once a core has been formed. The coring unit may additionally be adapted to allow for remote operation of the coring unit.
Type:
Application
Filed:
April 25, 2012
Publication date:
August 16, 2012
Applicant:
EXCO, INC.
Inventors:
Andrew R. Ebert, Peter Ebert, Frederick Engel, JR., Edward Lounsberry