Fastener and method of sealing passage
AssigneesRelborgn Pty Ltd, Triomviri Pty Ltd Trading AS the Grobler Partnership
InventorDeon Van Dyk
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Abstract
A fastener for fastening adjacent portions of a structure requiring fastening is described. The present fastener enables delivery of grout or a sealing composition into a passage between or adjacent the portions of the structure or between adjacent parts of the structure. The portions of the structure may include tubbing rings and segments thereof. The fastener includes an inlet and at least one outlet. The inlet and at least one outlet are connected by a channel. Grout or sealing composition can be delivered into the inlet where it flows through the channel, outwardly through the at least one outlet and into the passage requiring sealing. A method of sealing a passage in a formation using the fastener is also described.
Claims18
A fastener for fastening adjacent portions of a structure requiring fastening and delivering grout or sealing composition into a passage between or adjacent the portions and/or tubbing rings to seal said passage, the fastener including an inlet and at least one outlet, the inlet and at least one outlet connected by a channel and whereby grout or sealing composition can be delivered into the inlet where it flows through the channel, outwardly through the at least one outlet and into the passage requiring sealing.
A method of sealing a passage in a formation, wherein the formation includes at least two components that are connected with at least one fastener the fastener having an inlet and at least one outlet, the inlet and at least one outlet connected by a channel and whereby grout or sealing composition is delivered into the inlet where it flows through the channel, outwardly through the at least one outlet and into the passage requiring sealing, whereby the grout or sealing composition is set or coagulated to form a seal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.