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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 1982
Filed:
Sep. 22, 1980
Applicant:
Inventors:
Frank D Cunningham, Tequesta, FL (US);
Michael A Witt, Palm Beach Gardens, FL (US);
Robert M Hill, Katy, TX (US);
Assignee:
Perry Oceanographics, Inc., Riviera Beach, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
114312 ; 242 / ; 405191 ;
Abstract
A device for underwater taking in and paying out of a submarine cable or tether feeding a remote controlled submarine. A stationary guide tube has a funnel above and below it for guiding a tether therethrough. The tether is moved by a power driven wheel projecting into the guide tube. A dome spaced above the guide tube is shaped to deflect the tether into an annular storage chamber around the tube.