Patent ID: 8123027

Claim:
An explosives deployment bag comprising: a main body portion including a bottom and a surrounding side wall forming a container for containing and carrying at least one flexible and elongate material, wherein the bottom of the main body portion includes a hole through which the flexible and elongate material can be controllably extracted from the container, and wherein the exterior of the surrounding side wall includes one or more initiator holders for securing one or more initiators for initiating an explosion; foldable protection material that is attached to the main body portion, the foldable protection material comprising two flaps that extend outwardly from the main body portion, wherein a first flap folds over the initiator holders and the second flap folds over the first flap and connects to a back side of the first flap when the first flap is folded over the initiator holders to thereby securely hold the foldable protection material over the initiator holders; an enclosing central ring connected to a top of the main body portion along the perimeter of the surrounding sidewall, the enclosing central ring being selectively adjustable in size such that when the central ring is open, the at least one flexible and elongate material can be placed inside the container, and when the central ring is closed, an opening is provided that is sufficient to enable a single strand of each of the at least one flexible and elongate material to be threaded through the opening and when the central ring is closed, the central ring provides a supporting surface for supporting one or more blasting caps; and a cap that is attached to the main body portion, the cap forming a second container when placed overtop of the surrounding sidewall of the main body portion, the second container for containing the one or more blasting caps.