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US 2011/0217126 A1Published application
Sheathed cable
AssigneeFCI Holdings Delaware, Inc.
InventorsJohn G. Oldsen, Dakota Faulkner
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Abstract
A cable bolt comprising a tension member having a first end and a second end. A rotatable collar is positioned on the tension member and is rotatable relative to the tension member. An elongate sheath, having a first end and a second end, is disposed over at least a portion of the tension member and secured to the rotatable collar. A method of securing an anchor in a structure is also disclosed.
Claims22
A cable bolt comprising:
- a tension member having a first end and a second end;
- a rotatable collar positioned on the tension member, the rotatable collar being rotatable relative to the tension member;
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- an elongate sheath having a first end and a second end, the elongate sheath being disposed over at least a portion of the tension member and secured to the rotatable collar.
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A method of securing an anchor in a structure, comprising the steps of
- providing a cable bolt comprising:
- a tension member having a first end and a second end, and
- an elongate sheath having a first end and a second end disposed over at least a portion of the tension member, the sheath being rotatable relative to the tension member;
- positioning the second end of the tension member in a bore hole drilled in the structure with the second end of the tension member engaging a capsule having a resin component and a catalyst component;
- rotating the cable bolt relative to the sheath to fracture and/or mix the resin and catalyst components to secure the second end of the tension member in the bore hole.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.