Patent ID: 8402892

Claim:
A priming assembly for coupling a plurality of detonators to at least one explosive through a plurality of transmission lines, the priming assembly comprising: a housing having an outer wall, the housing extending along a longitudinal axis from a first end to a second end, the housing defining: a plurality of detonator receptacles that are configured to receive the plurality of detonators; and a plurality of transmission line receptacles that are configured to receive the plurality of transmission lines, each of the plurality of transmission line receptacles being semi-circular in shape to retain the plurality of transmission lines and to position the plurality of transmission lines relative to the plurality of detonators in the plurality of detonator receptacles while exposing the plurality of transmission lines to the plurality of detonators in the plurality of detonator receptacles such that an explosive charge from at least one of the plurality of detonators is communicated to the plurality of transmission lines and to the at least one explosive.