USA As Represented by Secretary of the Navy

Jeff GilChrist

Steve Whiteside

Aaron Bratten

Tammy Lombardi

Lynn Collins

Frank Gonzales

Kristin Smith

A cable brake system for deployments of cable comprising: a frame configured to be mounted on a ship; a repeater supporting track mounted longitudinally to the frame, the supporting track being configured for slidingly supporting a plurality of repeaters; a spool positioned exterior to the frame, the spool having the cable wrapped therearound and being capable of supplying the cable to an interior of the frame; at least one planar surface on an interior of the frame, the planar surface being positioned approximately parallel to the repeater supporting track; and a plurality of brake sub-assemblies being supported by the planar surface in a manner so as to establish a serpentine path for the cable and to impart variable frictional resistance to the cable.

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Cardiff, CA, United States of America

Jeff GilChrist