Patent ID: 8052353

Claim:
A mine roof support for use with a recess formed within a portion of a mine roof, the mine roof support comprising: a plate comprising a first surface and an opposite second surface; the first surface of the plate having a raised portion; the second surface of the plate having a cavity, and an opening within the raised portion, wherein a first side of the raised portion has a frustum conical outer surface and an opposite second side of the raised portion has the cavity, wherein the cavity has a frustum conical inner surface, and the outer surface of the raised portion of the plate and the portion of the mine roof defining the recess are shaped to substantially correspondingly mate with one another, and a mine roof bolt having a drive end, the drive end having a frustum conical outer surface substantially correspondingly mating with the frustum conical inner surface of the cavity, wherein the drive end of the mine roof bolt fills the cavity, wherein the mine roof bolt is a cable bolt comprising a barrel having a first end and an opposite second end, a passageway extending from the first end to the second end, wherein a diameter of the passageway increases as the distance from the first end in a direction toward the second end increases to receive a wedge assembly to secure an end of a cable to the cable bolt, and the passageway at the second end has a shaped opening to receive a drive tool to rotate the cable bolt and, wherein the first end of the barrel is positioned in the cavity and an outer surface of the barrel substantially corresponds with, and is in facing relationship to, the inner surface of the cavity and the cable bolt fills the cavity.