Underwater core sampling apparatus

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EP 1 564 368 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	09.11.2005 Bulletin 2005/45

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	17.08.2005 Bulletin 2005/33

(21)	Application number: 05100904.1

(22)	Date of filing: 09.02.2005

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: E21B 25/18, E21B 7/124

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL BA HR LV MK YU

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Priority:

17.02.2004 IT LI20040004 U

(71)	Applicant: Bacchelli, Alessandro
	57100 Livorno (IT)

(72)	Inventors:
	Bacchelli, Alessandro 57100 Livorno (IT) Da Re, Giancarlo 57128 Livorno (IT)

(74)	Representative: Bardini, Marco Luigi et al
	c/o Società Italiana Brevetti S.p.A. Corso dei Tintori, 25 50122 Firenze 50122 Firenze (IT)

(54)	Underwater core sampling apparatus

(57) A core sampling apparatus comprising core sampling means (10, 8) suitable for being driven in an underwater bed to take a sample thereof. The apparatus comprises a turret (1) for supporting the core sampling means (8, 10), the turret comprising in turn a substantially flat base (1a) for being rested on the underwater bed, and guide means (1c) extending perpendicularly from the base (1a), for slidingly supporting the sampling means (10, 8), the apparatus also comprising drive means (7, 5) supported by the turret (1) for controlling the sliding of the sampling means (8, 10) along the guide means (1c).

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