BLASTING DEVICE Russian patent published in 2002 - IPC

FIELD: mining art, in particular, blasting device. SUBSTANCE: blasting device has a blasting container filled with an explosive, heat element located in the container together with the explosive, source for supply of electric power to the heat element, nitromethane is used as an explosive, and the opening side of the blasting container is sealed by a cover component passing a pair of electrodes connected by the heat element made of a substance that is quickly fusable/evaporatable as a result of heating at a temporary supply of electric power to it. The heat element of fusable/ evaporatable substance represents a thin metal wire. EFFECT: enhanced safety of operation. 2 cl, 2 dwg