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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 01, 2015
Orica International Pte Ltd, Singapore, SG;
Thomas Boos, Niederkassel, DE;
Yu Wen, Malvern, AU;
Orica International PTE LTD, Singapore, SG;
Abstract
A shell for use in blasting, the shell comprising an elongated body, the elongated body having a distal end arranged for housing an explosive material, a proximal end arranged to permit introduction of at least one detonator into an interior of the shell, and a cavity for holding the at least one detonator in a location in which operation of the detonator results in explosion of the explosive material, wherein a slot is provided in a sidewall of the shell to allow an activation lead connected to the detonator to pass through the slot to an exterior of the shell, and wherein the slot includes at least one retaining protrusion to retain the activation lead against withdrawal of the activation lead from the slot.