NESTED MINE ROOF SUPPORTS

摘要

This invention is directed to a means for transporting a mine roof support set including a plurality of nested containers. Each container in the set has a progressively smaller cross-sectional dimension, or a tapered, frusto-conical shape, to allow the containers to be nested one within the other. The plurality of nested containers allows more efficient transportation of the mine roof support set to a mine site. The containers can be separated at the mine site and filled with a load-bearing material. The containers filled with the load-bearing material are then placed with their longitudinal axis between a mine roof and a mine floor.

主权项

1. A method of transporting a mine roof support for efficient use of the capacity of a transportation vehicle comprising:
assembling a plurality of hollow individual containers, by placing individual open top containers together such that each individual container fits inside of an adjacent container; placing the plurality of individual containers on a vehicle for transportation from a manufacturing site of the containers to an underground mine site; transporting the plurality of containers via the transportation vehicle to the underground mine site; and separating the plurality of containers at the mine site to provide individual hollow containers.