Patent ID: 7210409
Filing Date: 2007-05-01
Classification: F42B

Abstract:
1. A modular explosives cartridge, said cartridge comprising: a tubular body having lockable coupling members secured on opposite ends thereof, said lockable coupling members comprising a socket member secured at one end of the tubular body and a spigot member secured at an opposing end of the tubular body, said lockable coupling members each including at least one piercing member and a sealing membrane to form a sealed closure at opposite ends of said body to an explosive composition contained within said tubular body, each said lockable coupling member, in use, being adapted to releasably engage with a respective lockable coupling member of a like explosives cartridge whereby adjacent sealing membranes of respective coupling members are pierced during coupling of adjacent cartridges to form a continuous column of explosive composition in an elongate explosive charge extending between opposite ends of coupled explosives cartridges.