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Device for embedding flexible elements of great length in the ground

US4103501A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 8, 1976
Grant dateAug 1, 1978
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Expiry dateJun 8, 1996

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01V1/16
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Device for embedding in the ground a line of seismic receivers, comprising handling means for unwinding said line from storage reels placed on a vehicle, means for digging a trench into the ground, including a vibrating tool hauled behind said vehicle, a guiding member for guiding the line to the bottom of the trench, associated to the vibrating tool through elastic means so as to substantially dampen the vibrations imparted to the guiding member and consequently to the receivers of the line guided therewith.

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