Patent ID: 7686359

Claim:
An improved extraction tool comprising: a base member comprising a squared head portion, an adapter socket, a cylindrical middle portion, a threaded portion, a conical transition bit mounting foot, a drill bit socket, a drill bit, and a plurality of drill bit fasteners, said base member being substantially 36.0 inches in length, said squared head portion being substantially 5.0 inches in length, said squared head portion having a cross section of substantially 1.6 inches by 1.6 inches, said adapter socket being substantially 0.80 inches in diameter, said cylindrical middle portion being substantially 2.0 inches in diameter, said threaded portion being substantially 12.0 inches in length, and having 2½″—4 unc thread, said conical transition bit mounting foot being tapered substantially from 2.0 inches in diameter to 1.38 inches in diameter, said drill bit socket being substantially 0.875 inches in diameter and 2.5 inches in length; said drill bit capable of releasable attachment to said drill bit socket and further comprising, a drill bit coupling stem being capable of releasable attachment to said drill bit socket of said base member, said drill bit being substantially 1.5 inches in diameter and 4.5 inches in length, said drill bit coupling stem being substantially 0.75 inches in diameter and 2.25 inches in length; a kelly bar adapter flange bolted to drive tool adapter being capable of releasable attachment to said squared head portion of said base member, said drive tool adapter further comprising drive tool fastener holes; an extraction coupling being capable of releasable attachment to said squared head portion of said base member and further comprising an extraction tool adapter, handle, and extraction tool fastener holes, said extraction coupling being substantially 8.0 inches in length, said extraction tool adapter being substantially 4.0 inches in length, said extraction tool adapter having a square cross section of substantially 2.13 inches by 2.13 inches outside, and 1.725 inches by 1.725 inches inside, said handle being substantially 4.0 inches outer diameter and 0.50 inches thick, said extraction tool fastener holes being substantially 0.80 inches in diameter; an adapter fastener being substantially 0.7375 inches outer diameter and capable of fitting within either the drive tool adapter or the extraction adapter; whereby said drill bit can be releasably attached to said base member, said kelly bar adapter flange bolted to drive tool adapter can be releasably attached to said squared head portion of said base member, and said improved extraction tool may be inserted within a rigid body; further whereby said extraction coupling can be releasably attached to said squared head portion of said base member, a pulling device can be attached to said handle, and said improved extraction tool may be used to lift and move said rigid body.