Ammunition and explosives – Igniting devices and systems – Initiating devices
Patent
1996-09-30
1999-12-28
Jordan, Charles T.
Ammunition and explosives
Igniting devices and systems
Initiating devices
1022751, 1022757, 1022759, 10227512, C06C 506, C06C 500
Patent
active
060066717
ABSTRACT:
In a non-electric system for initiating explosives, a shock tube is initiated by the detonation of a low-energy detonating cord (LEDC) whose wall has been placed adjacent to an initiation-sensitive region of a thin membrane in the shock tube, or in a capping member to an open end of a shock tube or in a capping member to the detonator itself, wherein the inner surface of the bore of the shock tube or the end-capping member is coated with a reactive composition of an explosive or a deflagrating compound. The end capping member fits over and seals the open end of the shock tube or fits in and seals a detonator with or without a shock tube in it, acting as a shock tube itself. The thin membrane accepts the detonation from the LEDC, whereby the shock tube or capping member is initiated and relays a pressure pulse to the shock tube or the detonator affixed thereto. Novel shock tubes, shock tube/detonator units, and a detonator for use in the hybrid shock tube/LEDC system are disclosed.
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Ascani Diamond C.
Jordan Charles T.
Wesson Theresa M.
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