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Under-water cable burying device

US4384808A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateApr 2, 1981
Grant dateMay 24, 1983
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Expiry dateApr 2, 2001

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02G1/10
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

The present invention has an object to provide an underwater cable burying device which can accurately be guided to align with the cables in the process of burying even if the cables have to be re-buried. The device according to the present invention is characterized in that a travelling device is provided on the body of the device which is further provided with a trenching device at the middle portion thereof, that a cable clamp member and a cable engaging member are provided at an arm projecting forward from the said device body and that said respective devices are controlled through a control cable on the mother ship.

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