US3283513A
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Process of mounting elongated members in drill holes
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1964-12-23
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Granted: 1966-11-08
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Expires: 1984-12-23
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Thomas W Kierans
- 👤 William L Heard
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 11:14
CPC Classifications
E; E21; E21D; E21D20/00; E21D20/02; E21D20/025; E21D20/026; F; F16; F16B; F16B13/00; F16B13/14; F16B13/141; F16B13/143
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
286 words
PROCESS OF MOUNTING AN ELONGATED MEMBER IN A ROCK DRILL BORE HOLE WHICH COMPRISES FORMING A HARDENING BODY OF MATERIAL CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF A RESIN SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF EPOXY AND POLYESTER RESINS, A HARDENER FOR SAID RESIN, AND A FINELY DIVIDED SOLID FILLER, MIXING SAID BODY TO A PLASTIC, INHERENTLY FORMRETAINING CONSISTENCY, SAID BODY RETAINING SAID CONSISTENCY FOR A LIMITED PERIOD OF TIME PRIOR TO HARDENING THEREOF, DURING SAID PERIOD OF TIME PLACING SAID BODY IN SAID BORE HOLE BY (A) INSERTING SAID BODY INTO AN OPEN-ENDED TUBE OF LESS DIAMETER THAN THAT OF SAID BORE HOLE, (B) INSERTING SAID BODY-CONTAINING TUBE INTO SAID BORE HOLE AND WITH AN OPEN END OF SAID TUBE IN CONTACT WITH THE BOTTOM WALL OF SAID HOLE, (C) WITHDRAWING SAID TUBE FROM AID HOLE WHILE APPLYING PRESSURE TO SAID BODY TO EXTRUDE IT OUT OF SAID TUBE AND INITIALLY INTO CONTACT WITH THE BOTTOM WALL OF SAID HOLE, AND THEN PROGRESSIVELY AND CONTINUOUSLY INTOCONTACT WITH THE SIDE WALL OF SAID HOLE BEGINNING WITH ITS LINE OF JUNCTURE WITH SAID BOTTOM WALL WHILE GRADUALLY WITHDRAWING SAID TUBE FROM SAID HILE, AND (D) COMPLETELY REMOVING SAID TUBE FROM SAID HOLE WHEN SAID BODY HAS BEEN EXTRUDED THEREFROM, SAID BODY FORMING A COLUMN THEREOF IN SAID HOLE IN ADHERENT, FIXED RELATION WITH RESPECT TO THE WALLS OF SAID HOLE, INSERTING AN ELONGATED MEMBER INTO SAID COLUMN WHILE STILL IN SAID PERIOD OF TIME IN SAID HOLE TO PARTIALLY DISPLACE SAID COLUMN AND PLACE IT IN CONTACT WITH THE ENTIRE SIDE AND END SURFACES OF THE PORTION OF SAID ELONGATED MEMBER DISPOSED IN SAID COLUMN, AND THEREAFTER PERMITTING SAID BODY TO HARDEN AND THEREBY ANCHOR SAID ELONGATED MEMBER IN SAID HOLE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
286 words
PROCESS OF MOUNTING AN ELONGATED MEMBER IN A ROCK DRILL BORE HOLE WHICH COMPRISES FORMING A HARDENING BODY OF MATERIAL CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF A RESIN SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF EPOXY AND POLYESTER RESINS, A HARDENER FOR SAID RESIN, AND A FINELY DIVIDED SOLID FILLER, MIXING SAID BODY TO A PLASTIC, INHERENTLY FORMRETAINING CONSISTENCY, SAID BODY RETAINING SAID CONSISTENCY FOR A LIMITED PERIOD OF TIME PRIOR TO HARDENING THEREOF, DURING SAID PERIOD OF TIME PLACING SAID BODY IN SAID BORE HOLE BY (A) INSERTING SAID BODY INTO AN OPEN-ENDED TUBE OF LESS DIAMETER THAN THAT OF SAID BORE HOLE, (B) INSERTING SAID BODY-CONTAINING TUBE INTO SAID BORE HOLE AND WITH AN OPEN END OF SAID TUBE IN CONTACT WITH THE BOTTOM WALL OF SAID HOLE, (C) WITHDRAWING SAID TUBE FROM AID HOLE WHILE APPLYING PRESSURE TO SAID BODY TO EXTRUDE IT OUT OF SAID TUBE AND INITIALLY INTO CONTACT WITH THE BOTTOM WALL OF SAID HOLE, AND THEN PROGRESSIVELY AND CONTINUOUSLY INTOCONTACT WITH THE SIDE WALL OF SAID HOLE BEGINNING WITH ITS LINE OF JUNCTURE WITH SAID BOTTOM WALL WHILE GRADUALLY WITHDRAWING SAID TUBE FROM SAID HILE, AND (D) COMPLETELY REMOVING SAID TUBE FROM SAID HOLE WHEN SAID BODY HAS BEEN EXTRUDED THEREFROM, SAID BODY FORMING A COLUMN THEREOF IN SAID HOLE IN ADHERENT, FIXED RELATION WITH RESPECT TO THE WALLS OF SAID HOLE, INSERTING AN ELONGATED MEMBER INTO SAID COLUMN WHILE STILL IN SAID PERIOD OF TIME IN SAID HOLE TO PARTIALLY DISPLACE SAID COLUMN AND PLACE IT IN CONTACT WITH THE ENTIRE SIDE AND END SURFACES OF THE PORTION OF SAID ELONGATED MEMBER DISPOSED IN SAID COLUMN, AND THEREAFTER PERMITTING SAID BODY TO HARDEN AND THEREBY ANCHOR SAID ELONGATED MEMBER IN SAID HOLE.
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