Patent ID: 7717650

Claim:
A truss shoe for use in a roof truss adjacent a mine roof, the truss shoe comprising: a base having a pair of ends, a curved side extending between the ends, a top side, and a bearing surface, the bearing surface adapted to abut the mine roof; an angled stanchion on the top side having a first bore extending through to the bearing surface, the stanchion and the first bore adapted to receive an inclined bolt of the roof truss; a housing on the top side, the housing separated from the stanchion by a recess, the housing including a second bore having a first opening adjacent an end of the housing and a having second opening disposed adjacent the recess; the second bore including a tapered portion; and a retainer sized to fit in the recess, the retainer having an aperture disposed adjacent an end, the end of the retainer sized to block a portion of the second opening of the second bore; and wherein the retainer includes a cylindrical first portion and a semi-cylindrical second portion.