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Title: Rock bolt overload warning device

Patent ·
OSTI ID:5506153

A washer is described which is used in the construction of the support for the roof of a mine. The washer is fabricated such that finger like projections rupture in stages as the tension on bolts and pressure in the strata of the roof of the mine increases beyond structurely safe limits. The rupturing of the washer emits audible warning signals and also provides a visual indication of an unsafe condition.

Assignee:
EDB-84-019813
Patent Number(s):
US 4410296
OSTI ID:
5506153
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: Filed date 30 Oct 1981; Other Information: PAT-APPL-316973
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English