US PATENT SUBCLASS 175 / 209
.~ Fluid or cuttings directing or receiving means engaging bore entrance

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175 /   HD   BORING OR PENETRATING THE EARTH

207  DF  WITH ABOVE-GROUND MEANS FOR HANDLING DRILLING FLUID OR CUTTING {9}
209.~ Fluid or cuttings directing or receiving means engaging bore entrance {2}
210  DF  .~.~> Anchored to bore wall
211  DF  .~.~> Axially supported by tool shaft

DEFINITION

Classification: 175/209

(under subclass 207) Apparatus provided with means sealingly engageable with the mouth of the bore and having means to receive a tool shaft therethrough and adapted to (1) catch or contain material which is emerging from the bore or (2) change the direction of movement or flow of material which is emerging from the bore.

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88, for an above ground vehicle or conveyor for carrying cuttings laterally of the bore axis.

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15, Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning,

300.1+, for air blast and/or suction cleaners combined with a fluid cuttings directing or receiving means adapted to engage a bore entrance. Class 175 takes the combination of such

means with earth boring means. The inclusion in a claim of structure adapted to support or receive a tool shaft is sufficient for classification in Class 175. 166, Wells,

75.11+, for a well head.

251, Valves and Valve Actuation,

1.1, for valve type blowout preventers, per se.

277, Seal for a Joint or Juncture, for a generic sealing means or process,

322+, for a seal for a well apparatus.