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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2005
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2001
Applicant:
Peter Shelley Mills, Stamping Ground, KY (US);
Inventor:
Peter Shelley Mills, Stamping Ground, KY (US);
Assignee:
Minova International Limited, Witan Way Witney, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21D011/00 ; E21D011/38 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for providing a protective coating in a mine comprising spraying onto the rock surfaces of the mine a hot melt adhesive in an amount to form a coating at least 1 mm, preferably at least 2 mm in thickness and allowing the coating to solidify. The hot melt adhesive preferably has a melting point on the range from 70 to 250 degrees Centigrade and may include a filler such as an inert material in finely divided form such as ground limestone, mica, sand and silica, the filler comprising between 1 and 40% by weight of the combined weight of adhesive and filler.