Booster shaped for high-efficiency detonating
CA 1324913 C · Owner: Trojan Corporation · Inventors: Thomas, Ronald D.; Levan, Robert W.
Overview
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Abstract From the Canadian patent
A booster for high efficiency initiation of an explosive material comprising a body portion having substantially tapered sides and a substantially flat interface surface at the larger end of the body portion extending generally laterally thereof for contacting the explosive material. A plurality of passageways may be formed in the booster to receive a means for detonating same. When compared with traditional cylindrical boosters of either equal weight or equally sized interface surfaces the disclosed booster resulted in shorter run-up distance and a more effective release of explosive energy. Although numerous geometric configurations of the booster are disclosed, a presently preferred …
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Listed from its CIPO record in Patent Yard's archive of Canadian patents past their term. Its claims, description and drawings are in the CIPO record and on Google Patents.
Why it's free to use
- Granted December 7, 1993. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended December 7, 2010.
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