Method and apparatus for detonating radio frequency sensitive blasting caps

Claim 1

A METHOD OF DETONATING ELECTRIC BLASTING CAPS CAPABLE OF HAVING CURRENT INDUCED THEREIN BY RADIO FREQUENCY ENERGY, SAID BLASTING CAPS BEING CONCEALED IN BAGGAGE AS AN ELEMENT OF A BOMB, COMPRISING THE STEPS OF ESTABLISHING AN EXPLOSION-PROOF LONGITUDINALLY EXTENDING EXPOSURE CHAMBER; PROVIDING INSULATED RADIO FREQUENCY TRANSMITTING ANTENNAE WITHIN SAID CHAMBER ALONG THE LENGTH THEREOF; GENERATING A RADIO FREQUENCY SIGNAL OF CYCLICALLY VARYING FREQUENCY; CYCLING SAID RADIO SIGNAL TO SAID TRANSMITTING ANTENNAE; PASSING BAGGAGE SUSPECTED OF CONTAINING A BLASTING CAP THROUGH SAID EXPOSURE CHAMBER ADJACENT SAID ANTENNAE AND INSULATED FROM GROUND, AT A FIXED RATE OF TRAVEL SUCH THAT A GIVEN PIECE OF BAGGAGE REMAINS WITHIN SAID CHAMBER FOR AT LEAST ONE FULL CYCLE OF FREQUENCY VARIATION, AND INDUCING WITHIN A BLASTING CAP IF PRESENT A CURRENT SUFFICIENT TO DETONATE IT.

Claim 2

A METHOD OF DETONATING ELECTRIC BLASTING CAPS CAPABLE OF HAVING CURRENT INDUCED THEREIN BY RADIO FREQUENCY ENERGY, SAID BLASTING CAPS BEING CONCEALED IN BAGGAGE AS AN ELEMENT OF A BOMB, COMPRISING THE STEPS OF ESTABLISHING AN EXPLOSION-PROOF LONGITUDINALLY EXTENDING EXPOSURE CHAMBER; PROVIDING INSULATED RADIO FREQUENCY TRANSMITTING ANTENNAE WITHIN SAID CHAMBER ALONG THE LENGTH THEREOF; GENERATING A RADIO FREQUENCY SIGNAL OF CYCLICALLY VARYING FREQUENCY; CYCLING SAID RADIO SIGNAL TO SAID TRANSMITTING ANTENNAE; PASSING BAGGAGE SUSPECTED OF CONTAINING A BLASTING CAP THROUGH SAID EXPOSURE CHAMBER ADJACENT SAID ANTENNAE AND INSULATED FROM GROUND, AT A FIXED RATE OF TRAVEL SUCH THAT A GIVEN PIECE OF BAGGAGE REMAINS WITHIN SAID CHAMBER FOR AT LEAST ONE FULL CYCLE OF FREQUENCY VARIATION, AND INDUCING WITHIN A BLASTING CAP IF PRESENT A CURRENT SUFFICIENT TO DETONATE IT.