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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2008
Applicants:
Peter Harold Craig, Cooyal, AU;
Timothy Joseph Gaudry, Picton, AU;
Inventors:
Peter Harold Craig, Cooyal, AU;
Timothy Joseph Gaudry, Picton, AU;
Assignee:
FCI Holdings Delaware, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21D 21/00 (2006.01); E21D 20/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A tensioning assemblyfor a cable bolt having a flexible shaftcomprises a clamping deviceconfigured to mount to the bolt shaftwith an axis (CA) of the clamping device aligned with the shaft axis (SA); and an outer member located over, and engaged with, the clamping device. The outer memberis arranged, under a predetermined movement of the outer member, to impart drive to the clamping deviceto bias the clamping deviceto move in the direction of the clamping device axis. A cable bolt and method of tensioning a cable bolt is also disclosed.