Tamp for explosive material
AssigneeRiver Front Services, Inc.
InventorsAnthony Miles Brown, Donald Ray Brown
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Abstract
This description relates to a tamp for an explosive. The tamp is formed from heat-shrink material having its ends heat-shrunk closed holding a tamp substance therein. A length of heat-shrink material is provided. A first end of the heat-shrink material is heated-shrunk closed to create a bag shape. A tamp substance is inserted into the bag via a second end of the heat-shrink material. The second end of the heat-shrink material is heat-shrunk closed to create a tamp. The tamp is placed adjacent to an explosive. This description also relates to a sleeve for an explosive. The sleeve is formed from heat-shrink material. An explosive is placed in the sleeve. One or both ends of the sleeve may be heat-shrunk closed.
Claims19
A method to tamp an explosive, comprising:
- providing a tubular length of heat-shrink material, the heat-shrink material comprising an elongated shape having a first end and a second end, the heat-shrink material encompassing a volume within the elongated shape between the first and second ends;
- heating the first end of the heat-shrink material to close the first end of the heat-shrink material without heat-shrinking at least a portion of the heat-shrink material between the first and second ends;
- inserting, via the second end of the heat-shrink material, a tamp substance into at least a portion of the volume encompassed by the heat-shrink material;
- heating the second end of the heat-shrink material to close the second end of the heat-shrink material, without heat-shrinking the at least a portion of the heat-shrink material between the first and second ends, to thereby create a tamp;
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- placing the tamp adjacent to an explosive.
A tamp for an explosive, comprising:
- a tubular length of heat-shrink material comprising an elongated shape and having a first end and a second end, the first and second ends being heat-shrunk closed to create a volume within the heat-shrink material, at least a portion of the heat-shrink material between the first and second ends remaining unshrunk after closing the first and second ends;
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- a tamp substance disposed in the volume within the heat-shrink material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.