Blasting connector block
OwnerGarnet Perryinventor
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Abstract
A block connector for holding both a detonator, having an explosive end, and signal lines. The connector has a body member and a cover. The body member has an elongated, open, base and a connector head at one end of the base. The connector head holds the signal lines. The base has a support for supporting the detonator in an operative position with its explosive end in at least close proximity to the signal lines held in the connector head. The cover is locked to the base over the detonator when the detonator is mounted on the support in the operative position and a retainer on the cover retains the detonator in the operative position. The cover preferably is separate from the body member.
Claims17
A connector block for holding a detonator having an explosive end, the block connector having:
- a body member and a cover;
- the body member having an elongated, open, base and a connector head at one end of the base;
- the connector head having holding means for holding one or more signal lines;
- the base having support means for supporting the detonator in an operative position with its explosive end in at least close proximity to the signal lines held in the connector head;
- locking means for locking the cover to the base, when the detonator is mounted on the support means in the operative position, to close the base;
- and retainer means on the cover to retain the detonator in the operative position when the cover is locked to the base, the retainer means spaced from the connector head when the cover is locked and abutting the detonator in a manner to prevent longitudinal movement of the detonator away from the signal lines.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.