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Comic actor Danny Kaye received patent D166,807 for the co-design of "Blowout Toy or the Like". It's similar to one of those toys that unravels when you blow into at a birthday party except Kaye's has three blowouts going in different directions, not just one.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8057128 | Truss shoe with wedge retaining sleeve and method of assembling same A truss shoe for a roof support system includes a bolt receiving section, an intermediate section, and a cable engaging section. The cable receiving section has a passageway having a first open end spaced from, and in facing relationship, to the bolt receiving secti... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8033760 | Tension assembly A tensioning assembly 10 for a cable bolt 11 comprises a clamping device (14, 16) adapted for fastening to the bolt and an outer member 18 adapted for interacting with the clamping device. The outer member 18 is able to undergo rel... | 10/11/2011 |
| 7690868 | Cable coupler having retained wedges A cable coupler includes a body having a first end, a second end, and first and second passageways sized and shaped to receive a cable, with each passageway including a tapered portion. A wedge assembly is disposed in each tapered portion to secure a cable to the bo... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7625155 | Mine roof cable bolt assembly Cable bolt assemblies including tension cylinders and tension nuts, alone or in combination with cables and roof bearing plates, for use in underground mines to support mine roofs, are disclosed herein, as well as methods of securing roof cables to and within a mine... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7588394 | Low profile mine roof support A low-profile mine roof support device comprises a roof plate and a barrel. The barrel includes a nose portion, a shoulder portion, and a tapered bore for receiving a cable to secure the roof plate to the mine roof. The shoulder portion of the barrel comprises a con... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7547161 | Apparatus for positioning anchor bolts and method of using same An apparatus for positioning a reinforcing tendon into a drill hole formed rock face including a body portion having a bore extending axially therethrough. The bore has a dimension selected to allow limited sliding movement of the tendon therethrough and includes a ... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7384216 | Cable coupler having retained wedges A cable coupler includes a body having a first end, a second end, and first and second passageways sized and shaped to receive a cable, with each passageway including a tapered portion. A wedge assembly is disposed in each tapered portion to secure a cable to the bo... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7261494 | Truss shoe A truss shoe for a roof support system includes a base member having a bearing surface and, optionally, an end having a sweeping radius for ease of moving the truss shoe into an installation position, a bolt receiving section having a bore hole, a cable engaging sec... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7234280 | Device for anchoring prestressing reinforcements The anchoring device, for anchoring at least two reinforcements for prestressing a civil engineering works structure, has a block through which there pass at least two pairs of anchoring orifices arranged symmetrically on each side of a mid-plane of the block. The t... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7118310 | Truss shoe for a mine roof and method A truss shoe for use on a mine roof truss having at least one inclined bolt and at least one horizontal cross member comprises a base including a first end, a second end, a first side and a second side extending between the first and second ends, a generally planar ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7066688 | Wedge barrel for a twin cable mine roof bolt A twin cable mine roof bolt includes a barrel having a first end, a generally dome-shaped second end, and an outer surface, a pair of angled and narrowing bores extending through the barrel, with each bore sized to receive a cable, a pair of wedges sized for placeme... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7063299 | Suspending equipment A mechanism for suspending equipment from an overhead structural member includes a suspension strand, e.g. of wire or wire rope, provided at one end with a screwthreaded portion, together with a locking device having in bores each preferably associated with a wedgin... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7037046 | Yielding strata bolt The present invention discloses a rock bolt having a tendon (1, 201) which is able to yield and thereby control movement of unstable rock strata into which the bolt is installed. The tendon has a portion which is provided with a grout slippage mechanism, pref... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6945738 | Method and apparatus for safety protection of temporary roof support Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a method and apparatus for safety protection control of temporary roof support. In one embodiment, a temporary roof support has a load sensing member. In another embodiment, a beam structure of temporary roof supp... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6884005 | Roof support truss Mine strata roof support components and truss comprising a mine roof support bracket with a roof bolt sleeve, a tie rod channel and a tool mount, the tool mount being coaxial with the roof bolt sleeve. These components permit the construction of a truss which can be... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6863476 | Mobile system for manufacturing and installing reinforcing members A mobile system for manufacturing and installing rock reinforcing members in mining and tunnel construction applications where a plurality of holes are drilled into the rock and each hole receives a reinforcing member and grout. The reinforcing member can be steel s... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6684585 | Method and apparatus for providing a visual indication of the tension applied to a tendon of a post-tension system An anchorage for a post-tension system including an anchor body having an interior cavity and a generally flat end surface, a tendon extending through the interior cavity of the anchor body, a plurality of wedges in interference-fit relationship between a... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6612783 | Cable bolt with mixing delay device A mixing delay device for use with tensionable cable bolts wherein the mixing delay device compresses or is uncompressed in response to a compression force applied to the mixing delay device, wherein the mixing delay device increases resin mixing time, pr... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6561721 | Cable bolt with a yielding fixture and method of forming the same A cable bolt comprises a cable with a tubular yielding fixture at one of its ends. The pull-off load of such yielding fixture can be adjusted to a desired value. This is achieved by unwinding one end of the cable and inserting a slug over the kingwire. Th... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6435778 | Cable truss system and related method of installation A truss system for supporting a face of a passage in a geological structure, such as a mine roof. A truss support bracket is carried on the proximal end of an anchor positioned adjacent each of a pair of spaced boreholes formed in the face or mine roof. A... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6428243 | Cable bolt A cable bolt (10) for use in mining excavations comprising a plurality of generally closely spaced wires or strands (11) which have a first end for fitting into a bore hole (21) formed in an excavation and a second end which is terminated within a cylindr... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6402433 | Tensionable mine roof bolt A tensionable mine roof bolt is constructed of multi-strand steel cable. The head end of the bolt is formed of an outer sleeve that is externally threaded at least part of the way from the end, in order to accept a conventional tension nut. The cable bolt... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6322290 | Cable bolt head A mine roof bolt includes a flexible multi-strand cable having a first and second end with a drive head formed on the first head, the drive head having a plurality of driving faces on an exterior surface thereof. A load bearing barrel and wedge assembly i... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6270290 | Tensionable cable bolt A tensionable mine roof cable bolt having a resin grouted upper portion and a mechanical anchor. The cable bolt is rotated during installation in a mine roof bore hole to mix resin and engage the mechanical anchor with the rock. A drivehead press fitted o... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6244787 | Cable bolt spinning tool A tool for facilitating the spinning of a wire-strand cable bolt, the tool having a cable bolt end engagement socket which is configured to engage positively such cable bolt end an appreciable distance.... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6074134 | Tensionable cable bolt A tensionable mine roof cable bolt having a resin grouted upper portion and a mechanically anchored lower portion. The lower portion includes a shaft which is swaged to the cable and accepts a mechanical anchor. The cable bolt is rotated during installati... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6056482 | Cable bolt head A plurality of designs for mine roof bolts is disclosed. Each mine roof bolt includes a flexible multi-strand cable having a first and second end with a drive head formed on the first end, the drive head having a plurality of driving faces on an exterior ... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6039509 | Mine roof support apparatus and method The present invention pertains to a mining support for supporting rock within a mine. The mining support is constructed of a cable and means for mixing resin in a resin cartridge as the cable is inserted into a bore hole drilled in the rock which the resi... | 03/21/2000 |
| 6030151 | Method for reinforcing rock with a tendon A method is disclosed for inserting a tendon (52) into a bore (4) for the purpose of reinforcing rock (6) in which the bore (4) has been drilled. The method enables the tendon (52) to be inserted into the bore while being rotated at the same time to facil... | 02/29/2000 |
| 5967703 | Mine roof support system The present invention relates to a cable truss system for supporting a mine roof. The system includes at least one cable bolt secured in at least a pair of spaced boreholes. A leading end of each cable bolt is secured within the borehole and the trailing ... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5957627 | Pillar cable truss system A pillar cable truss system including a support cable extending between a pair of splice tubes mounted onto a geological formation such as a pillar in a coal mine with a pair of rock anchors. The splice tubes may be attached to two support cables such tha... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5954455 | Combination bolt system A tensionable combination mine roof bolt is disclosed for use in resin grouted applications. The mine roof bolt includes a lower rod member having a rotatable bolt head at a first end thereof supporting a bearing plate and a threaded second end spaced fro... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5919006 | Tensionable cable bolt with mixing assembly A tensionable mine roof cable bolt having a resin grouted upper portion and a mechanically anchored lower portion. The lower portion includes a shaft which is swaged to the cable and accepts a mechanical anchor. The cable bolt is rotated during installati... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5913641 | Tensionable cable truss support system A cable truss support system for supporting the roof of a mine includes two cables each having an end secured in the roof of a mine. The other ends of the cables are connected by a twisted ring anchor and are secured to the anchor by wedges through which ... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5836720 | Mine roof support system The present invention relates to a cable truss system for supporting a mine roof. The system includes at least one cable bolt secured in at least a pair of spaced boreholes. A leading end of each cable bolt is secured within the borehole and the trailing ... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5829922 | Cable bolt head A plurality of designs for mine roof bolts is disclosed. Each mine roof bolt includes a flexible multi-strand cable having a first and second end with a drivehead formed on the first end, the drivehead having a plurality of driving faces on an exterior su... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5791824 | Injection cable bolt An injection cable bolt for anchoring in a bore hole of a rock structure as a pressure hose forming its core and having openings therealong through which the injection medium can be forced through a sheath formed by at least one braided layer of high stre... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5785463 | Combination cable bolt system A tensionable combination cable mine roof bolt is disclosed for use in resin grouted applications. The mine roof bolt includes a rod member having a rotatable bolt head at a first end thereof supporting a bearing plate and a threaded second end spaced fro... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5755535 | Mine roof truss system and related installation method A tensioned truss system for supporting a face of a passage in a geological structure, such as a mine roof. Spaced anchors extending into the geological structure support corresponding truss transition brackets positioned adjacent the roof. The proximal e... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5749681 | High tensile strand, anchorages and methods of installation thereof A high tensile steel strand for civil engineering applications comprises a core wire (11) and a ring of outer wires (12) arranged in a helical pattern around the core wire and in contact with the core wire. The number and the diameter of the outer wires i... | 05/12/1998 |
