US 12,000,686 B2
Reconfigurable explosives materials transport and delivery system
Bryce Owen Major, Cameron Park (AU); Brett Jason Cumming, Tasmania (AU); and Mark Justin Willington, Carina (AU)
Assigned to Orica International Pte Ltd, Singapore (SG)
Appl. No. 15/733,563
Filed by Orica International Pte Ltd, Singapore (SG)
PCT Filed Feb. 26, 2019, PCT No. PCT/SG2019/050103
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Aug. 27, 2020,
PCT Pub. No. WO2019/168469, PCT Pub. Date Sep. 6, 2019.
Claims priority of application No. 10201801582Y (SG), filed on Feb. 27, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2020/0408495 A1, Dec. 31, 2020
Int. Cl. F42D 1/10 (2006.01); B01F 35/71 (2022.01); B01F 35/75 (2022.01); B65G 33/10 (2006.01); B65G 47/19 (2006.01)
CPC F42D 1/10 (2013.01) [B01F 35/71775 (2022.01); B01F 35/75 (2022.01); B65G 33/10 (2013.01); B65G 47/19 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus including a supply system that is adapted for supplying at least a first explosives material, the supply system comprising:
at least a first explosives material delivery mechanism;
a bin having an upper end, a lower end, and an interior volume that provides at least a first compartment for storing the first explosives material, the first compartment having a corresponding lower end;
two or more outlets provided at the lower end of the first compartment for feeding the first explosives material from the first compartment, wherein the two or more outlets include a first outlet for feeding the first explosives material to the first explosives material delivery mechanism, and a second outlet configured to feed explosive material to the first explosives material delivery mechanism or a second explosives material delivery mechanism;
at least a first removable cover for the second outlet, the first removable cover is installable on and removable from the second outlet;
a port provided at the upper end of the bin by which the first explosives material is loadable into the first compartment; and
an operation tool that is adapted to allow installation and removal of the first removable cover by insertion of the operation tool through the port without requiring any personnel to fully or partially enter into the bin.