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Waterproof package for explosives

Assignee: Trojan Powder Co
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Filing: 1963-10-24
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Granted: 1965-08-17
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Expires: 1983-10-24
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 George L Griffith
  • 👤 Thomas P Dowling

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-27 09:38
CPC Classifications
F; F42; F42B; F42B3/00; F42B3/28; B; B65; B65D; B65D25/00; B65D25/14; B65D25/16; B65D77/00; B65D77/02

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 144 words
IN AN EXPLOSIVE CARTRIDGE FREE OF METAL AND CLOSABLE BY SIMPLE CRIMPING AND WAX SEALING, A CYLINDRICAL BODY COMPRISING AN OUTER COVERING OF PAPER SPIRALLY WOUND INTO A FIRM SHELL, A WATERPROOF PLASTIC BAG WITHIN THE SHELL, AN INNER TUBE OF PAPER SPIRALLY WOUND TO A RADIAL THICKNESS OF LESS THAN THE THICKNESS OF THE OUTER SHELL AND WITHIN SAID BAG, AND A FILLING OF LOW SENSITIVITY EXPOLISIVE WITHIN THE PACKAGE AND CONFINED LATERALLY BY THE TUBE, THERE BEING AN ANNULAR SPACE BETWEEN THE OUTER SHELL AND THE TUBE WITH A RADIAL DIMENSION OF ABOUT .02" TO ALLOW LATERAL MOVEMENT OF THE TUBE WHILE LOADING THE CARTRIDGE, SAID TUBE BEING OF SUFFICIENT STRENGTH TO AVOID INJURY TO THE BAG AS THE CARTRIDGE IS LOADED BY CONVENTIONAL EQUIPMENT, AND BEING OF A LENGTH LESS THAN THE LENGTH OF THE INTERIOR LAODED PORTION OF THE BAG.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 144 words
IN AN EXPLOSIVE CARTRIDGE FREE OF METAL AND CLOSABLE BY SIMPLE CRIMPING AND WAX SEALING, A CYLINDRICAL BODY COMPRISING AN OUTER COVERING OF PAPER SPIRALLY WOUND INTO A FIRM SHELL, A WATERPROOF PLASTIC BAG WITHIN THE SHELL, AN INNER TUBE OF PAPER SPIRALLY WOUND TO A RADIAL THICKNESS OF LESS THAN THE THICKNESS OF THE OUTER SHELL AND WITHIN SAID BAG, AND A FILLING OF LOW SENSITIVITY EXPOLISIVE WITHIN THE PACKAGE AND CONFINED LATERALLY BY THE TUBE, THERE BEING AN ANNULAR SPACE BETWEEN THE OUTER SHELL AND THE TUBE WITH A RADIAL DIMENSION OF ABOUT .02" TO ALLOW LATERAL MOVEMENT OF THE TUBE WHILE LOADING THE CARTRIDGE, SAID TUBE BEING OF SUFFICIENT STRENGTH TO AVOID INJURY TO THE BAG AS THE CARTRIDGE IS LOADED BY CONVENTIONAL EQUIPMENT, AND BEING OF A LENGTH LESS THAN THE LENGTH OF THE INTERIOR LAODED PORTION OF THE BAG.

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