Patent ID: 6145600
Filing Date: 2000-11-14
Classification: E21B

Abstract:
A soil sampling apparatus comprising:a cylindrical body comprising an upper end, a lower end, an egress aperture with a top and a bottom and located along said cylindrical body proximal said lower end;a handle connected to the upper end of said cylindrical body for manual positioning and securing the apparatus while in use;a base plate with a top, a bottom, and an aperture therein receiving said cylindrical body at the lower end, said cylindrical body secured to said base plate and extending a distance through the base plate aperture thereby defining a probe;an auger positioned within said cylindrical body for upward and downward movement therein;power means for rotating said auger;a receptacle having an ingress aperture therein, with a top and a bottom, to receive a soil sample; said receptacle joined to said cylindrical body, the ingress aperture juxtaposed the egress aperture.