US4726314A
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Faired umbilical cable
Assignee: ALPHA MARINE SERVICE INTERNATIONAL
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Filing: 1984-12-17
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Granted: 1988-02-23
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Expires: 2004-12-17
Abstract
Abstract The present invention pertains to an underwater seismic cable which has at least one tensile cable placed upstream in faired cross sectional arrangement. Located downstream of the tensile cable are placed other electrical, pneumatic and hydraulic cables and hoses, with the electrical cables being adjacent the tension cable.
Inventors
- 👤 Ray R. Ayers
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 06:27
CPC Classifications
B; B63; B63B; B63B21/00; B63B21/56; B63B21/66; B63B21/663; H; H01; H01B; H01B7/00; H01B7/0072; H01B7/14; H01B7/145
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
89 words
A seismic cable suitable for underwater towing comprising a torsionally resistant torque-balanced tension member having cable strands arranged with alternating lay directions and lay angles to be resistant to twisting, an electrical bundle and an air hose arranged side-by-side and spaced apart by a continuously elongate, flexible jacket which is in situ molded between and around and thereby locked to the tension member, electrical bundle and air hose, the jacket having a faired shape and the tension member being in the leading edge of the in situ molded jacket.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
89 words
A seismic cable suitable for underwater towing comprising a torsionally resistant torque-balanced tension member having cable strands arranged with alternating lay directions and lay angles to be resistant to twisting, an electrical bundle and an air hose arranged side-by-side and spaced apart by a continuously elongate, flexible jacket which is in situ molded between and around and thereby locked to the tension member, electrical bundle and air hose, the jacket having a faired shape and the tension member being in the leading edge of the in situ molded jacket.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
The cable of claim 1 wherein the electrical bundle comprises conductors twisted around a soft insert.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
29 words
The cable of claim 2 wherein the soft insert is functional to contract radially under tension and the twisted conductors have sufficient slack to flex with the tensionable insert.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
The cable of claim 1 wherein the jacket is in situ injection molded about the tension member, electrical bundle and air hose.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
31 words
The cable of claim 1 wherein the tension member, electrical bundle and air hose are generally round components and the jacket is a faired shaped compression molded over the round components.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
28 words
The cable of claim 1 including at least two tension members arranged side-by-side in the leading edge of the integrally molded jacket and equidistant from the electrical bundle.
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