Pressure compensation method and apparatus for underwater equipment
US4980707A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 9, 1990 |
| Grant date | Dec 25, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 9, 2010 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03B17/08
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method and apparatus for pressure compensating an under water housing which includes a tubular structure sealed around a hole in the housing dimensioned so that the mouth of an inflated balloon will form a secure seal there on so that the housing may be pressure compensated by blowing up the balloon and sealing the balloon mouth around the tube.
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