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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 16, 2020
Applicant:
Soil Machine Dynamics Limited, Wallsend, GB;
Inventors:
John Graeme Walker, Wallsend, GB;
Roger Paul White, Wallsend, GB;
Assignee:
Soil Machine Dynamics Limited, Wallsend, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02G 1/10 (2006.01); B63B 35/04 (2006.01); F16L 1/16 (2006.01); F16L 1/18 (2006.01); F16L 1/235 (2006.01); H02G 9/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02G 1/10 (2013.01); B63B 35/04 (2013.01); F16L 1/16 (2013.01); F16L 1/18 (2013.01); F16L 1/235 (2013.01); H02G 9/02 (2013.01); B63B 2207/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle for deploying a cable into a trench in the sea bed is disclosed. The vehicle comprises a body adapted to move relative to the trench in the sea bed, and a bellmouth for engaging the cable and mounted to the body, wherein the bellmouth is adapted to define an open channel in a direction facing the trench for engaging the cable.