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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2012
International Technologies, Llc, Elkins, WV (US);
Sacha Philip Diaj, Lexington, KY (US);
Nils Alberto Heinke, Elkins, WV (US);
International Technologies, LLC, , WV (US);
Abstract
This invention relates to a booster explosive support devicefor use in boreholes. The deviceincludes a securing arrangementwhich is configured to secure an explosive boosterto the device, and a spacing elementwhich protrudes from the securing arrangement. The spacing elementhas a free end which in use abuts against a closed end or bottom of a borehole, thereby supporting the securing arrangementand hence an explosive boosterat a desired spacing from the bottom of the borehole. The spacing elementmay be elongate. The invention also relates to a method of securing an explosive boosterat a pre-determined position in a borehole. The method includes spacing the explosive boosteraway from a closed end of the boreholeby supporting the explosive boosterfrom an operatively lower position thereof.