- Patent Title: Apparatus and method for filling boreholes in blasting operations
-
Application No.: US16316103Application Date: 2017-06-12
-
Publication No.: US10690468B2Publication Date: 2020-06-23
- Inventor: Torleiv Eftestøl , Eivind Rødland
- Applicant: QUICK PUMP
- Applicant Address: NO Øyestranda
- Assignee: QUICK PUMP
- Current Assignee: QUICK PUMP
- Current Assignee Address: NO Øyestranda
- Agency: Melcher Patent Law PLLC
- Agent Jeffrey S. Melcher
- Priority: com.zzzhc.datahub.patent.etl.us.BibliographicData$PriorityClaim@95c3b67
- International Application: PCT/NO2017/050153 WO 20170612
- International Announcement: WO2018/021915 WO 20180201
- Main IPC: F42D1/10
- IPC: F42D1/10 ; F42D1/12

Abstract:
An apparatus and method for filling boreholes with dry mass such sand, gravel, concrete and dry mortars or other similar materials from a deposit or a truck in blasting operations. The apparatus includes a container for storage of mass, conveying device with a conveyor screw for conveying the mass from the container into a hose and a compressed air supply for directing flow of the mass in the hose towards a dispenser. The compressor air supply is adapted to forcibly urge the mass into boreholes. The dispenser is adapted for positioning over the boreholes for filling with mass before blasting operations.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190212119A1 AN APPRATUS AND METHOD FOR FILLING BOREHOLES IN BLASTING OPERATIONS Public/Granted day:2019-07-11
Information query