ADJUSTABLE AUGER RACK WITH FLIGHTING SECUREMENT FACILITATING VERTICAL USE, STORAGE AND/OR TRANSPORT OF AUGER OR DRILL BIT(S)

摘要

A rack is disclosed, adapted to facilitate efficient transport, use and storage of augers, including foundation augers. The rack comprises a frame and a plurality of upwardly rising tower assemblies which grip or lock the helical flighting on earth augers. In various embodiments, components of the rack are adjustable to accommodate differing diameters of the auger, differing angles of incline of flighting, and differing heights of augers and their flighting.

主权项

1. A rack for vertically securing a foundation auger, the rack comprising:
a frame comprising:
one or more track frames between 0.1 meters and 10 meters in length, the track frames comprising elongated structural components formed from a rigid metallic substance, each track frame defining a track through which an adjustable tower assembly travels;wherein each track frame is oriented to converge generally diagonally across an x axis and across a y axis toward a common point of the rack; one or more upwardly rising adjustable tower assemblies, each assembly slidably affixed to a track frame, each adjustable tower assembly comprising:
an inner tube;an outer tube, wherein the inner tube slides within the outer tube generally along a z axis telescopically such that a height of the tower assembly is adjustable;a flighting rest affixed to the tower assembly for supporting a lower surface of helical flighting on an auger;a locking mechanism for securing the helical flighting of the auger;