Apparatus and method for deploying an object under water
US6769840B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 20, 2002 |
| Grant date | Aug 3, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 20, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB63B35/04
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus and a method for deployment of an object in a fluid, e.g. the sea, with at least a first (4) and a second cable (5), to be connected to the object, the apparatus comprising winch elements for reeling in and out the cables (4, 5) in order to allow movement of the object with respect to the apparatus. The apparatus is provided with a bundling apparatus (10) for bundling the cables, when reeled out, in order to provide a single cable assembly between the apparatus and the object during deployment. The apparatus and the method are not only adapted for bundling cables when reeling out the cables during deployment, but the apparatus and the method are adapted for removing a bundling element (13) from the cables when reeled in during recovery.
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