Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Fastener and method of sealing passage
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Application No.: US15124728Application Date: 2014-03-12
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Publication No.: US10309220B2Publication Date: 2019-06-04
- Inventor: Deon Van Dyk
- Applicant: Relborgn Pty Ltd , Triomviri Pty Ltd
- Applicant Address: AU Claremont, Western Australia AU Claremont, Western Australia
- Assignee: Relborgn Pty Ltd.,Triomviri Pty Ltd
- Current Assignee: Relborgn Pty Ltd.,Triomviri Pty Ltd
- Current Assignee Address: AU Claremont, Western Australia AU Claremont, Western Australia
- Agency: Ballard Spahr LLP
- International Application: PCT/IB2014/059648 WO 20140312
- International Announcement: WO2015/136326 WO 20150917
- Main IPC: F16B1/00
- IPC: F16B1/00 ; E21D5/10 ; F16B29/00 ; E21D11/08 ; F16B33/00 ; F16B43/00 ; F16B5/02

Abstract:
A fastener for fastening adjacent portions of a structure requiring fastening is described. The present fastener enables delivery of grout or a sealing composition into a passage between or adjacent the portions of the structure or between adjacent parts of the structure. The portions of the structure may include tubbing rings and segments thereof. The fastener includes an inlet and at least one outlet. The inlet and at least one outlet are connected by a channel. Grout or sealing composition can be delivered into the inlet where it flows through the channel, outwardly through the at least one outlet and into the passage requiring sealing. A method of sealing a passage in a formation using the fastener is also described.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170016326A1 FASTENER AND METHOD OF SEALING PASSAGE Public/Granted day:2017-01-19
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