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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2023
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2020
Applicant:
Detnet South Africa (Pty) Ltd, Johannesburg, ZA;
Inventors:
Christopher Malcolm Birkin, Centurion, ZA;
Michiel Jacobus Kruger, Johannesburg, ZA;
Richard Joseph Michna, Barkhamsted, CT (US);
Andre Louis Koekemoer, Boksburg, ZA;
Assignee:
DETNET SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD, Johannesburg, ZA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F42B 3/195 (2006.01); F42D 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F42B 3/195 (2013.01); F42D 1/043 (2013.01);
Abstract
A detonator assembly method wherein a base charge is placed into a tube to abut a closed end of the tube, an electronic module is positioned inside the tube, a displacement member with a stop formation is used to move the module, against a frictional restraining force, to a location at which the stop formation abuts a rim of the tube and wherein the module is held in position by deforming the tube into engagement with the module.