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Donald L Lewis

William Leonard Lane

A rockbolt for installation in a bore in the roof of an underground excavation for supporting a roof, the rockbolt comprising a sleeve and a central member axially disposed and is extending substantially the length of the sleeve thereby defining an annular chamber in the sleeve. The sleeve at its lower end engages a faceplate which engages the roof. The upper end of the sleeve can be secured in the bore with an anchor, as is well known in the art. Ports in the lower end of the sleeve permit the separate introduction of separate components of a hardenable binder material, which mix as they pass up through the annular chamber. The binder is extruded out through ports in the upper end of the sleeve and travels downward filling the annular space between the sleeve and the bore. The binder hardens securing the central member and the sleeve in the bore.

Binder-injecting rockbolt

A rockbolt for installation in a bore in the roof of an underground excavation to support the roof and an installer wand for temporary insertion into the rockbolt to provider hardenable material to the rockbolt. The rockbolt comprises a sleeve, ports in the sleeve near the upper end, and means inside the sleeve for engaging the installer wand inserted into the sleeve. The installer wand comprises an elongated member for conducting hardenable binder, means for connecting the lower end of the elongated member to a source of hardenable binder material, and a head at the upper end of the elongated member to engage the engaging means in the rockbolt and conduct binder from the wand to the rockbolt.

Rockbolt and installer wand

A rockbolt for installation in a bore in the roof of an underground excavation, such as a tunnel or mine, to support the roof, comprises a sleeve having a closed top and ports in its upper end, a plunger slideably mounted in the sleeve, and hardenable binder material encapsulated in burstable cartridges in the sleeve above the plunger. The rockbolt is inserted into the bore and the plunger is operated either mechanically or by the application of pressurized fluid to the plunger, to extrude the binder material to secure the rockbolt in the bore. A mechanical anchor can be provided on the top of the sleeve so the rockbolt can be tensioned before the binder sets. Alternatively, faster setting binder can be provided in the sleeve below the balance of the binder so that it is the last to be extruded and remains near the top to secure the top to the surrounding rock before the balance of the binder sets so that the rockbolt can be tensioned before the balance of the binder sets.

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Belgrade, MO, United States of America

Donald L Lewis