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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 03, 2009
Gregory E. Hinshaw, Proctorville, OH (US);
Henry E. Wilson, Ironton, OH (US);
Timothy D. Burgess, South Point, OH (US);
William G. Kendall, Jr., Spanish Fork, UT (US);
Jonathan R. Duncan, Milton, WV (US);
Gregory E. Hinshaw, Proctorville, OH (US);
Henry E. Wilson, Ironton, OH (US);
Timothy D. Burgess, South Point, OH (US);
William G. Kendall, Jr., Spanish Fork, UT (US);
Jonathan R. Duncan, Milton, WV (US);
J.H. Fletcher & Co., Huntington, WV (US);
Abstract
A system for handling a roll of mesh for application to one or more faces of an underground mine passage includes a dispenser for supporting the roll of mesh for application to at least one face of the mine passage, as well as at least one arm for supporting the mesh adjacent to the face upon being dispensed from the dispenser. The arm is capable of flexing in providing this support to provide tension to the mesh during the application from the roll to the at least one face of the mine passage. The dispenser may include a cradle for dispensing the mesh from the roll. The cradle may include a base for supporting the roll of mesh and at least one laterally extendable support for supporting a first lateral side of the roll of mesh. Related methods are also disclosed.