Patent ID: 11873717
Assignee: TENSAR CORPORATION, LLC
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC E  G | IPC E  G

Claim 10:
11. A polymer mesh formed as a roll to be secured to a mine roof or side wall for skin control, said polymer mesh comprising:
a plurality of polymer strands spaced from and substantially parallel with one another extending in a machine direction;
a plurality of polymer strands spaced from and substantially parallel with one another extending in a cross-machine direction and intersecting the plurality of machine direction polymer strands to create a mesh structure; and
a plurality of pairs of solid reinforcing bands in spaced relationship in one of the machine and cross-machine directions, each of the solid reinforcing bands in the plurality of pairs being a band that includes a plurality of closely adjacent strands which together function as an uninterrupted single band, and a spaced interval between pairs corresponding with a bolt pattern spacing for installing the polymer mesh and securing a roof or side wall in a hard rock mining application.