Patent ID: 7699004
Filing Date: 2010-04-20
Classification: F42D

Abstract:
1. A connector block for shock tubes, said connector block comprising a body ( 4 ), a donor tube ( 1 ), at least one slot ( 11 ), and a delay device ( 6 ), wherein said delay device comprises a corresponding pyrotechnic delay formula ( 8 ), and an explosive charge ( 9 ), wherein said explosive charge is contained by the body of the connector block without the need for a metal casing or any metal part, wherein at least one receiver tube ( 10 ) is inserted in the at least one slot ( 11 ) and said at least one receiver tube ( 10 ) is situated coplanarly at right angles adjacent to and along the length of the explosive charge ( 9 ), and wherein said delay device ( 6 ) is secured inside the body ( 4 ) of the connector block using at least one ridge ( 7 ) which becomes embedded in the inner wall of said body ( 4 ).