Apparatus and method for making boreholes in the ground, the cross sections of which boreholes partially intersect

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PATENT NO 8662206
APP PUB NO 20100326732A1
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12919014

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An apparatus for making a second borehole in the ground, a cross section of which second borehole partially intersects a cross section of an existing first borehole, includes a boring device and a guide device operatively connected to the boring device. The guide device includes at least a first guide element configured to interact with a wall of the existing first borehole and a direction-influencing device configured to influence a direction of the second borehole while the second borehole is being made. The guide device is configured to guide the boring device relative to the existing first borehole.

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AKER WIRTH GMBHGERMANY

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Heinrichs, Peter Wegberg, DE 7 76
Von, Wirth Hermann Josef Titz, DE 5 22

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