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Drilling apparatus, method, and system

US8636448B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 10, 2006
Grant dateJan 28, 2014
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Expiry dateOct 19, 2029

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
  • CPC primaryE21D21/0053
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A method of supporting a substrate includes inserting a rock bolt into a hole and using the rock bolt to form a groove in a wall of the hole when the rock bolt is inserted therein. The rock bolt is caused to interact with the groove in such a way that the rock bolt is secured in the hole at least in part by the interaction.

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