Connector and detonator/connector assembly for initiating explosive primers with low-energy detonating cord

摘要

An improved connector for holding low energy detonating cord adjacent the percussion-actuation and surface of a detonator comprises a plastic tube having a detonator-receiving bore and one or more cord receiving transverse bores between a plastic end closure for the tube and the end of the bore of the tube. The transverse bore(s) form channels which permit the cord segments therein to span the actuation end surface of the detonator and result in improved reliability of initiation of the detonator.