Abstract: A scabbler apparatus having a conventional reciprocated rod is provided with a bit secured to a shank member. A compression spring is adapted to urge the shank and rod upwardly while motive means is provided to drive the rod, shank and bit toward the surface of concrete, rock and the like and against the bias of the spring. A protective retainer and an exclusionary means is provided. This exclusionary means may be a boot, a wiper ring and with or without a one-way valve means. The compression spring is retained at its lower end by a support shelf, usually an inwardly formed flange of the retainer. A washer or ring engages or is carried by the shank of the bit and engages the top end of the spring to urge the shank, the attached bit and the reciprocated rod upwardly.

Abstract: PCT No. PCT/US79/01087 Sec. 371 Date Dec. 13, 1979 Sec. 102(e) Date Dec. 13, 1979 PCT Filed Dec. 13, 1979An impactor (10) having a fracturing portion (11) including a crank (12) and a force transferring structure (13). The force transferring structure (13) is hammered as a result of rotation of the crank (12) by a hammer (14) rotatably mounted to the crank for concurrent revolution about the crank axis (16) and rotation about a hammer axis (24). The hammer is rotated in synchronization with the crank to move a contacting portion (20) of the hammer reciprocatively toward and from the force transfer structure (13) with contact between the hammer and force transfer structure being free of rolling movement therebetween.

Abstract: A demolition tool for breaking solid materials, particularly rock or concrete in tunnelling, mining, demolishing and excavating applications. The tool has a single impactor (1) of the projectile type which is driven by high pressure liquid towards the material to be broken. A gas pressure accumulator (2) is included for storing high pressure energy. This energy is transferred at a high rate through short, wide and streamlined channel means (8, 13, 57, 9), having high capacity and low flow losses, to the impactor (1). Valve means (7) is provided in the channel means so that the accumulator (2) can be recharged during the return stroke of the impactor, giving a high repetition rate. A low pressure annular accumulator (5) drives the impactor during the return stroke.

Abstract: A method for disintegrating a material comprises acting on the material being disintegrated with shock waves produced upon applying individual electromagnetic field pulses to a current-conducting element arranged in a close proximity to the material being disintegrated. An apparatus for disintegrating a material comprises a unit forming electromagnetic field pulses connected to a current source and arranged in a close proximity to the current-conducting element.

Abstract: A hammer for breaking down strong abrasive materials comprising a body with a movable ram reciprocated by a drive and provided with a socket accommodating a tool intended to break down the materials by impacts during reciprocation of the ram. The end of the tool shank and the contacting bottom of the ram socket have the shape of matching spherical surfaces. The side surfaces of the tool shank and ram socket are separated by an elastic gasket and are made in the form of truncated cones whose larger base faces the working portion of the tool and angles of their cones are smaller than the angles of friction between the adjoining surfaces, the end of the working portion of the tool being provided with a blind hole which ensures better penetration of the tool into the material being broken.

Abstract: Frozen lumps of coal in conventional hopper cars are loosened by lowering an assembly of vertically oriented probe elements into the car while simultaneously vibrating the assembly. The vibratory structure is mounted on a gantry arrangement which also supports a supplemental probe arrangement utilizing impact forces to loosen coal in hopper cars having interiors different from those of the cars operated on by the vibratory arrangement.

Abstract: According to the present invention, an articulated support arrangement for carrying a tool comprises a support member, a turret pivotally attached thereto, means to rotate the turret with respect to the support member, link means pivotally connected between one part of the turret and one part of a boom, at least one ram pivotally connected between another part of the turret and another part of the boom, means to rotate the link means about the pivotal connection thereof at the turret, the boom comprising a rear portion having a part capable of rotation about the longitudinal axis of the boom, means to effect such rotation, and a front portion attached at one end to that part and at the other end pivotally attachable to a tool or mounting thereof, with a ram pivotally attached at one end to the front portion of the boom and the other end being operable on the tool.

Abstract: An apparatus for breaking and cutting rock and similar materials is provided with one or more roller cutter constructions, each comprising an annular cutter rotatably mounted in a housing. Impact forces are applied directly to the cutter intermittently with a reciprocable hammer. The cutter mountings are constructed to permit the impact force to drive the cutting edge of the cutter into rock while substantially isolating the cutter mountings from the hammer impact and rock reaction forces.