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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Brad Neilson, Gwynneville, AU;
Assignee:
Joy MM Delaware, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 7/02 ; E21D 2/100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 7/02 ; E21D 2/100 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides a mining apparatus for installing bolts into a mine entry, said apparatus including: a frame having a forward end, a rearward end and lateral sides; an upstanding bolter support wall attached to said forward end of said frame; a laterally extending guide frame mounted to said support wall which extends along a lateral plane which is generally parallel to the support wall; at least one bolting rig slidably mounted to said guide frame; and translation means for selectively moving the bolting rig laterally along the guide frame relative to the support wall.