Patent ID: 8616811

Claim:
An articulating drill system for cutting one or more tubular members, comprising: (a) a drill base; (b) an articulating boom including a first arm, a second arm, a pivotal connection joining the first and second arms, and a plate having a plate opening, wherein the first arm is pivotally attached to the drill base, and the plate is pivotally attached to the second arm; (c) a drill having a drill motor, a cutting tip rotatively connected to the drill motor, and a cutting axis upon which the cutting tip rotates, the drill motor supported upon the drill base; (d) a clamping mechanism attached to the plate that enables the plate to be attached to a tubular that is to be cut, the clamping mechanism generally aligning the plate opening with the tubular; (e) wherein the clamping mechanism and plate support the articulating boom, drill and drill base; and (f) the articulating boom enabling selective placement of the cutting tip relative to the plate opening, including angulation of the cutting axis relative to the plate opening.