Patent · US Expired

Cable attachable device to monitor roof loads or provide a yieldable support or a rigid roof support fixture

US5253960A · kind A · utility

29Cited by
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10Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 10, 1992
Grant dateOct 19, 1993
Priority date
Expiry dateAug 10, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
  • CPC primaryE21D21/006
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A cable attachment assembly having an anchor mechanism for gripping a tension member anchored in a bore hole in a mine roof, and a roof plate mounted on the anchor mechanism in positions for observing the support being offered to the mine roof, or the yielding response of the roof plate on the anchor mechanism, or for monitoring the load-yield relationship of the anchor mechanism relative to the tension member.

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