Patent ID: 6428243
Filing Date: 2002-08-06
Classification: E21D

Abstract:
A cable bolt comprising a plurality of generally closely spaced elongate wires or strands, said wires or strands having a first end adapted for fitting into a bore hole and a second end being terminated within a cylindrical sleeve, said cylindrical sleeve having a threaded external surface to receive a lock nut for tightening against a bearing plate so as to tension said cable bolt, wherein the termination of said second end of wires or strands comprises a transverse plate in said cylindrical sleeve, said transverse plate having individual termination holes for each of said wires or strands and wherein said wires or strands pass through respective individual termination holes and said each wire or strand has an integral enlarged head which is larger than the diameter of said respective termination holes whereby said each wire or strand cannot be withdrawn from said respective individual termination holes.