Patent ID: 8074744

Claim:
A waterjet guide, comprising: an elongated housing having a first end and a second end, the elongated housing being configured to re-direct a flexible hose; a tube plate disposed within the elongated housing proximate the first end, and a stop plate disposed within the elongated housing proximate the second end; a diverter assembly disposed between the tube plate and the stop plate, the diverter assembly having an inlet curvature mounted adjacent the tube plate and a pivot curvature pivotally coupled to the elongated housing; a mandrel with a pivot end and a threaded end, the mandrel being slidingly engaged within a barrel defined in the second end of the elongated housing, the pivot end being contactable with the stop plate to cease upward translation of the mandrel within the barrel; and a pivotable connector coupled to the pivot end of the mandrel and also coupled to the pivot curvature, whereby movement of the mandrel within the barrel forces the pivotable connector to pivot the pivot curvature between a stowed configuration and a deployed configuration.