Booster for detonating bulk explosives

- AECI Mining Limited
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front and right side perspective view of a booster for detonating bulk explosives, with a cap thereof exploded from the remainder of the booster for detonating bulk explosives;

FIG. 2 is a front and right side perspective view of the booster for detonating bulk explosives;

FIG. 3 is a bottom and left side perspective view of the booster for detonating bulk explosives;

FIG. 4 is a front elevation view of the booster for detonating bulk explosives;

FIG. 5 is a rear elevation view of the booster for detonating bulk explosives;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view of the booster for detonating bulk explosives;

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view of the booster for detonating bulk explosives;

FIG. 8 is a right side elevation view of the booster for detonating bulk explosives; and,

FIG. 9 is a left side elevation view of the booster for detonating bulk explosives.

The broken lines in FIGS. 1-9 and the unshaded areas adjacent them depict portions of the booster for detonating bulk explosives that form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a booster for detonating bulk explosives, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D1106380
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 12, 2022
Date of Patent: Dec 16, 2025
Assignee: AECI Mining Limited (Sandton)
Inventors: Hendrik Cornelius Bezuidenhout (Centurion), Tondani Carol Tshikosi (Johannesburg), Phillippus Rudolph Van Den Berg (Vanderbijlpark)
Primary Examiner: Christian P. Mclean
Assistant Examiner: Kaitlan Walker
Application Number: 29/865,790
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