Patent ID: 8727669

Claim:
A feed device for lifting and feeding a cable bolt, the device adapted to be used with a drill rig including a base, parallel feed rods extending from the base, and a drill rig rotation unit translatable along said drill rig base parallel to the feed rods in a feed direction, said feed device comprising: a housing removably coupled to the drill rig rotation unit, the housing movable with the drill rig rotation unit along the drill rig base, brackets connected to the housing and adapted to be removably and slidably connected to the feed rods of the drill rig for translational movement relative to the drill rig base with said drill rig rotation unit in the feed direction, a first wheel adapted to engage the cable bolt and coupled to the housing, a second wheel spaced apart from the first wheel and adapted to engage the cable bolt, the second wheel being coupled to the housing, and a transmission coupled between the drill rig rotation unit and the first wheel to transmit power to the first wheel.