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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 1994
Filed:
Sep. 30, 1992
Charles W Ouellette, Portsmouth, RI (US);
Raytheon Company, Lexington, MA (US);
Abstract
A portable underwater mount for magnetic and electric field sensors. The mount has a gimbal-like structure comprising a ball member having a mounting flange for coupling to the magnetometer. The ball member is cast from polyurethane with Teflon powder suspended therein, providing a substantially frictionless surface. The ball member is disposed over a support platform having a spherical contour so that the weighted sensor positions itself to true vertical. A collar having a lock terminating in the support platform rests over the ball member so that once the sensor is oriented to magnetic north, the lock is engaged to secure the sensor in true vertical and magnetic north positions.