Patent ID: 9719344
Date: 2017-08-01
CPC Classifications: E21B

Claim:
1. A cutting block for attachment to a horizontal drilling apparatus, the cutting block comprising: a body including at least one cutting element extending therefrom, the at least one cutting element being adapted to cut through soil; and first and second arms extending from the body, the first and second arms having an opening therebetween configured to permit a portion of a housing of the horizontal drilling apparatus to pass therethrough, the first and second arms including opposed interior flat portions adapted to permit the first and second arms of the cutting block to slide over corresponding flat portions of the housing of the horizontal drilling apparatus such that the portion of the housing of the horizontal drilling apparatus passes through the opening between the first and second arms of the cutting block and the first and second arms of the cutting block at least in part surround the portion of the housing of the horizontal drilling apparatus; at least one of the first and second arms including at least one fastener-receiving hole passing therethrough and adapted to permit a fastener to pass therethrough to attach the at least one of the first and second arms of the cutting block to the housing of the horizontal drilling apparatus.