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Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2023

Filed:

May. 16, 2022
Applicant:

Joy Global Underground Mining Llc, Warrendale, PA (US);

Inventors:

Russell P. Smith, New South Wales, AU;

Andrew D. Hunter, New South Wales, AU;

Peter A. Lugg, Queensland, AU;

Ian B. Schirmer, Queenland, AU;

Geoffrey W. Keech, Queensland, AU;

Christopher Coates, Queensland, AU;

Bradley M. Neilson, New South Wales, AU;

Assignee:

Joy Global Underground Mining LLC, Warrendale, PA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21C 25/16 (2006.01); E21C 41/16 (2006.01); E21C 25/06 (2006.01); E21C 35/00 (2006.01); E21C 27/16 (2006.01); E21C 31/02 (2006.01); E21D 9/10 (2006.01); E21C 35/24 (2006.01); E21C 35/23 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21C 25/16 (2013.01); E21C 25/06 (2013.01); E21C 27/16 (2013.01); E21C 31/02 (2013.01); E21C 35/00 (2013.01); E21C 35/23 (2013.01); E21C 35/24 (2013.01); E21C 41/16 (2013.01); E21D 9/102 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method for removing material from a rock wall. The method includes moving a cutting edge through the rock wall to create a first slot in the rock wall, moving the cutting edge through the rock wall to create a second slot in the rock wall, the second slot being separated from the first slot by an uncut portion, the uncut portion defining a base surface attached to the wall, cutting a notch into the base surface of the uncut portion, and applying a force on the uncut portion to break the uncut portion away from the wall.


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