Beneficial use of class 1.1 rocket propellant
OwnerPatrick L. Carney, Robert W. Perryinventors
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Abstract
The present invention describes a method of using 1.1 solid rocket propellant in the detonation process for explosives. The use of the 1.1 solid rocket propellant is described as a booster for use in a blasting cap.
Claims20
A method for detonating an explosive charge comprising a detonator formed of a cap and a booster, and an explosive charge wherein the detonator is positioned in close proximity to the explosive charge such that upon ignition of the detonator the energy is sufficient to cause the explosive to detonate, the improvement comprising a booster formed of 1.1 solid rocket propellant material.
A detonator for use in detonating explosive charges comprising a blasting cap and a booster wherein said booster is 1.1 solid rocket propellant material.
A method for the use of excess 1.1 propellant as product in the blasting industry which propellant might otherwise become an environmental liability comprising the steps of:
- providing excess 1.1 solid rocket propellant;
- reducing the size of the class 1.1 propellant to blocks of a size and geometry suitable for an explosive booster;
- and
- utilizing said blocks as a booster in an initiating system for explosives.
A method for the use of excess 1.1 propellant as product in the blasting industry which propellant might otherwise become an environmental liability comprising the steps of:
- providing excess 1.1 solid propellant in chip or particle pieces which individual pieces have a weight less than that suitable for use as a booster;
- assembling such pieces in a suitable container to create a combined size and geometry suitable for use as a booster;
- and
- utilizing said blocks as a booster in an initiating system for explosives.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.