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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 09, 2021
Filed:
May. 07, 2018
Epiroc Drilling Tools Ab, Orebro, SE;
Paolo Ettore Pastorino, Johannesburg, ZA;
Rual Abreu, Johannesburg, ZA;
Greig Knox, Johannesburg, ZA;
EPIROC DRILLING TOOLS AB, Fagersta, SE;
Abstract
A rock anchor assembly includes: a resiliently radially deformable tubular member longitudinally extending between leading and trailing ends and which has an arrestor formation integral with, or engaged to, a trailing end part of the member; an elongate element longitudinally extending through the member between first and second ends and which attaches to the tubular member at spaced distal and proximal load points and which has a failure arrestor fixed at a point within the member; and a faceplate on the tubular member or the elongate member. When the assembly is inserted in a rock hole, with the faceplate bearing against the rock face, and load is applied along the elongate element that will cause the element to sever above the point at which the arrestor is fixed, the failure arrestor engages the arrestor formation, arresting the ejectment of a proximal portion of the elongate element from the hole.