Patent · US Expired

Hydrophone mount

US4920523A · kind A · utility

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12Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 22, 1981
Grant dateApr 24, 1990
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Expiry dateDec 22, 2001

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG10K11/006
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A hydrophone mount for use in a marine seismic cable having a central core, such mount comprising: a first housing portion having first and second apertures, first and second edges, and a cavity adapted for holding a hydrophone; a second housing portion having first and second apertures and first and second edges, the first and second housing portions being sized and shaped so that the first and second housing portions can be positioned adjacent to the core to form a housing around the core with the first edge of the first housing portion interlocking with the first edge of the second housing portion, the second edge of the first housing portion interlocking with the second edge of the second housing portion, and the first and second apertures of the first housing portion axially aligning respectively with the first and second apertures of the second housing portion; and a first member positioned in the aligned first apertures and a second member positioned in the aligned second apertures.

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