Patent ID: 7765725

Claim:
Device for removal of cuttings from a borehole with the use of an ejector, comprising: a first unit in the form of an ROV including a rigidly attached ejector pump and a connecting hose attached to the ejector pump, the connecting hose terminating at an opposite end in a first coupling part; and a second unit movable with respect to the ROV, and comprising an ejector having a suction portion attached to a suction hose, a discharge portion, and a nozzle having an outlet disposed between the suction portion and the discharge portion and an inlet connected to a conduit having at an end opposite to the nozzle an inlet provided with a second coupling part, said first coupling part and said second coupling part comprising a selective rapid coupling means including a locking member operable for locking together and unlocking the first and second coupling parts by at least one of a rotational and axial movement, said first unit comprising an ROV linkage connectable to said locking member, and constructed and arranged for operating said locking member, to enable thereby rapid coupling of the ejector to the connecting hose, and rapid uncoupling of the ejector from the connecting hose.