Patent ID: 11879332
Assignee: LAVALLEY INDUSTRIES, LLC
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E | IPC E

Claim 0:
1. A horizontal directional drilling rig, comprising:
a support frame;
an electrical buss bar on the support frame;
a traverse carrier movably disposed on the support frame for forward and reverse movement on the support frame to drive and retract drill pipe during horizontal directional drilling, the traverse carrier includes a plurality of electrically powered components thereon;
an electrical contact on the traverse carrier that interfaces with the electrical buss bar to direct electrical power to the traverse carrier, the electrical contact on the traverse carrier is movable with the traverse carrier;
a vise carrier disposed on the support frame, the vise carrier including a make/break vise mechanism that is configured to connect and disconnect drill pipe during horizontal directional drilling, and the make/break vise mechanism includes electrically powered components; and
an electrical contact on the vise carrier that interfaces with the electrical buss bar to direct electrical power to the vise carrier.