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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2005
Filed:
Jul. 07, 2000
Steven Thomson, Kurri Kurri, AU;
Anthony M. Palmer, Kurri Kurri, AU;
Andrew D. Hunter, Coal Point, AU;
Steven Thomson, Kurri Kurri, AU;
Anthony M. Palmer, Kurri Kurri, AU;
Andrew D. Hunter, Coal Point, AU;
Orica Explosives Technology Pty. Ltd., Melbourne, AU;
Abstract
Primer casing () comprising sleeve portion () and leading portion (), wherein sleeve portion () includes tabs () to retain primer () and blasthole engagement means (), and wherein leading portion () comprises nose cone (). Engagement means () comprises an array of rigid, multiple projections that are hinged and movable between a retracted position and a blasthole engagement position. Explosive loading hose () locales within hose receiving sleeve () and can be used to push primer casing () into the desired location within the blasthole prior to filling the blasthole with bulk explosive. Methods of loading a blasthole comprising inserting primer () into primer casing () and positioning primer casing () at a desired location in a blasthole are also described and claimed.
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