Borehole guide
CA 1184172 A · Owner: Boart International Limited · Inventors: Hopley, Robert J.; Van Der Westhuizen, Wynand J.
Overview
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A borehole guide for drilling interpenetrating boreholes which may be parallel to one another or inclined to one another. The borehole guide is clamped in position in an already drilled borehole by inflating an inflatable member. Thereafter a drill which is directed by the guide is used to drill a second borehole which overlaps the first hole. A number of the borehole guides may be used end to end and, their relative orientation may be varied to direct the second borehole, within limits along a desired path.
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- Granted March 19, 1985. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended March 19, 2002.
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