Mechanical fuse device for the access cable to a submerged equipment housing
US5131067A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 31, 1991 |
| Grant date | Jul 14, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 31, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/4439
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A mechanical fuse device for an access cable to a submerged equipment housing in a cable transmission link, said access cable including a tube enclosing items that provide transmission and being equipped with a longitudinal sealing device, wherein the mechanical fuse device comprises means for responding to traction exerted on the cable upstream relative to the equipment housing by retaining a portion of the cable upstream from the sealing device and exerting a crushing effect on the tube.
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