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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2006
Charles Michael Lownds, Aurora, CO (US);
Charles Michael Lownds, Aurora, CO (US);
Orica Explosives Technology Pty Ltd, Melbourne, AU;
Abstract
An electronic blasting system () comprising a control unit (), a surface harness and electronic detonators () connected to the surface harness by a 2-wire lead, the detonators () being adapted to provide information to the control unit () in response to command signals transmitted by the control unit () along the surface harness; wherein the surface harness comprises a primary line () with trunk lines () connect to it, wherein each trunk line () has connected to it individual detonators () making up the same row, wherein each trunk line () is connected to the primary line () by an actuator (), and wherein each trunk line () includes an actuator () between adjacent detonators ().