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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2022
Applicant:
Sandvik Mining and Construction Australia (Production/supply) Pty Ltd, Queensland, AU;
Inventors:
Mietek Rataj, New South Wales, AU;
Bradley Darlington, New South Wales, AU;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21D 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21D 21/0033 (2013.01); E21D 21/008 (2013.01);
Abstract
A rock bolt includes a central rod, a tubular outer body provided around the central rod, and an expansion mechanism arranged for radially expanding the leading portion of the outer body. The rock bolt is arranged such that the outer body at installation is pulled into a bore of a formation from the leading portion of the outer body using a driving force applied via the central rod.