(19)
(11) EP 0 130 770 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
14.05.1986 Bulletin 1986/20

(43) Date of publication A2:
09.01.1985 Bulletin 1985/02

(21) Application number: 84304291

(22) Date of filing: 25.06.1984
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH DE FR GB IT LI LU NL SE

(30) Priority: 24.06.1983 ZA 834619
24.06.1983 ZA 834618
13.10.1983 ZA 837625
14.10.1983 ZA 837657
14.11.1983 ZA 838465
03.02.1984 ZA 840824

(71) Applicant: BESTOBELL SOUTH AFRICA LIMITED
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(72) Inventor:
  • Venter, Dirk Cornelius Stephanus
     ()

   


(54) Collapsible elongate mine support


(57) A mine support comprises a length of timber pole (1) with wood removed to form longitudinally extending and tapering planar strips (2) spaced circumferentially around it. The adjacent edges of the planar surfaces do not need to undercut the pole circumference, and a reinforcing sleeve (6) is fitted over the pole against the pole surface around and between the planar surfaces.






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