Patent ID: 6125948
Filing Date: 2000-10-03
Classification: E21B,G01N

Abstract:
A soil sampling device comprising:a body including a plurality of interconnected chambers, each of said chambers having a mouth for inserting into soil for collecting a sample of soil and an end wall opposite said mouth, at least one of said end walls including at least one frangible section thereon;at least one plunger member interconnected with at least one of said end walls, said at least one plunger member being adapted to break said at least one of said end walls and to extend into at least one of said plurality of chambers when a force is applied to said at least one plunger member in a direction substantially toward said at least one of said end walls, said at least one plunger member thereby providing a plunger for said at least one of said plurality of chambers to expel soil contained therein.