Patent ID: 7565857

Claim:
A method of charging containers with an energetic material capable of detonation, the method comprising: reducing the pressure of a fluid in an interior portion of a receptacle and in the interior portions of a plurality or containers that are positioned within the receptacle; positioning the energetic material capable of detonation at a position that is exterior to the receptacle and at which a pressure is higher than in the interior portion of the receptacle in a manner such that a suction results which sucks the energetic material into the interior portion of the receptacle; guiding the energetic material into an opening or each container using a guiding portion positioned adjacent to the opening, the guiding portion comprising a plurality of projections with apertures and being arranged such that a flow of the energetic material into a space between the containers is prevented; and vibrating the receptacle to facilitate charging of the plurality of containers; wherein each container is charged with the energetic material capable of detonation.