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Supporting system for apparatuses destined to be moved under water

US4426950A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJun 10, 1981
Grant dateJan 24, 1984
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Expiry dateJun 10, 2001

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB63B21/66
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A supporting system for carrying apparatuses to be moved under water at a substantially constant submersion depth, when towed from a ship, including a platform made up of two elongate members interconnected through plates carrying the apparatuses, a depth regulating paddle foil or flap, automatically controlled by the variation of the hydrostatic pressure, and a float secured to the platform, through cross members, at a certain distance above the platform.

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