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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 11, 2012
Applicant:
Ael Mining Services Limited, Sandton, ZA;
Inventors:
Hendrik Cornelius Bezuidenhout, Pretoria, ZA;
Pieter Stephanus Jacobus Halliday, Randburg, ZA;
Clifford Gordon Morgan, Kempton Park, ZA;
Cheryl Lynn Kelly, Johannesburg, ZA;
Andries Matthys Botha, Pretoria, ZA;
Assignee:
AEL MINING SERVICES LIMITED, Sandton, ZA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F42D 1/04 (2006.01); C06C 5/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F42D 1/04 (2013.01); C06C 5/06 (2013.01); F42D 1/043 (2013.01);
Abstract
A signal tube connector which can be used with a number of signal tubes which includes a detonator receiving body and a retention member, wherein a signal tube locating space is formed between opposing surfaces of the body and the member and wherein the retention member is movable relative to the body and can be locked in place with a locking mechanism to retain signal tubes within the space.