Patent ID: 9422772
Filing Date: 2016-08-23
CPC Classification: E21B

Claim Text:
1. A drill head clean out apparatus, comprising: a clean out tool; a first bar having a first end and a second end, wherein the clean out tool is adapted to be positioned on the first end of the first bar; a coupling member having a first aperture adapted to receive the first bar when the first bar is in a vertical orientation; a second bar having a first end and a second end; wherein the coupling member has a second aperture adapted to receive a first end of the second bar when the second bar is in a horizontal orientation; wherein the second end of the second bar is adapted to be positioned within an aperture in a base of a drill rig; wherein the clean out tool is vertically oriented and adapted to clean out debris or clay from an interior of a circular and hollow drill head; and wherein the clean out tool has an upper end that is tapered or rounded such that an uppermost end of the upper end has a narrower width than a portion of the clean out tool supporting the upper end.