US PATENT SUBCLASS 175 / 88
WITH MEANS CARRYING CUTTINGS LATERALLY OF BORE AXIS COMPRISING (1) CHUTE, (2) CONVEYER, OR (3) VEHICLE


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175 /   HD   BORING OR PENETRATING THE EARTH

88WITH MEANS CARRYING CUTTINGS LATERALLY OF BORE AXIS COMPRISING (1) CHUTE, (2) CONVEYER, OR (3) VEHICLE


DEFINITION

Classification: 175/88

(under the class definition) Apparatus in which an above ground means is provided to transport cuttings in a direction perpendicular to the borehole axis which does not require conveying by a fluid current, such means comprising an endless or screw conveyor, open chute or vehicle, but not including a tubular conduit which is utilized in a fluid system.

SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:

207+, for other above ground means including tubular conduits for handling cuttings or flushing fluid.

SEE OR SEARCH CLASS

193, Conveyors, Chutes, Skids, Guides, and Ways, and the search there noted for conveyors of general utility.