Abstract: Apertures are provided through a section of the transport cone of an axial flow combine and the auger/auger pan unit thereof is extended to a point underneath the apertures through the transport cone to thereby allow even distribution of the threshold seeds across the entire width of the auger/auger pan unit.
Abstract: A wedging assembly for steering or branching a borehole comprises a wedge defining the steering or branching angle, a locking device for locking the wedge in a desired position, and an actuator for actuating the locking device, the locking device including cooperable male and female locking members which are relatively moveable to cause an annular locking surface on the female member to lock firmly about the wall of the borehole.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 29, 1985
Date of Patent:
May 19, 1987
Assignee:
Encore Drilling Limited
Inventors:
Richard W. Braithwaite, Graham M. Smith, Norman W. Bellamy, Stephen Gergely