DETONATION OF EXPLOSIVES

This invention relates to a chemical detonator including a housing, having an open end and a closed end; and a detonation element located in the housing, into which a shock tube for initiating the detonation element intrudes, wherein the housing and the shock tube are of plastics construction and th...

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Hauptverfasser:	CONRADIE, CORNELIUS DU PLOOY, ROWE, ANTHONY, JOHN
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; fre
Schlagworte:	AMMUNITION AMMUNITION FUZES ARMING OR SAFETY MEANS THEREFOR BLASTING CHEMICAL LIGHTERS CHEMISTRY DETONATING OR PRIMING DEVICES EXPLOSIVE CHARGES, e.g. FOR BLASTING, FIREWORKS, AMMUNITION EXPLOSIVES FUSES HEATING LIGHTING MATCHES MECHANICAL ENGINEERING METALLURGY PYROPHORIC COMPOSITIONS WEAPONS
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Zusammenfassung:	This invention relates to a chemical detonator including a housing, having an open end and a closed end; and a detonation element located in the housing, into which a shock tube for initiating the detonation element intrudes, wherein the housing and the shock tube are of plastics construction and the housing is substantially cylindrical cup shape, and wherein the shock tube intrudes into, and is welded to, the open end to hold the shock tube at a desired spacing from the detonation element. The detonator includes a detonation element that comprises a series of charges. The invention relates, further, to a method of manufacturing such a chemical detonator.