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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 1977
Filed:
Oct. 15, 1976
Applicant:
Inventor:
Hans-Otto Friedrichs, Wuppertal, DT;
Assignee:
Herman Hemscheidt Maschinenfabrik, Wuppertal, DT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
61 4 / ; 61 63 ;
Abstract
An hydraulic shield assembly for use in material-discharging operations in mines, comprising a pivotally-mounted shield which can be raised and lowered by at least one hydraulic prop and which is surmounted by a roof-supporting beam or cap, in which the shield has a forward portion which is more steeply inclined to the horizontal than its rear portion so as to provide a space between that rear portion and the overlying rear portion of the roof-supporting beam or cap in which is supported a pipe for the discharge of material.