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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2000
Filed:
Nov. 12, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Inge Dragsund, Ulsteinvik, NO;
Bang.rd Kvalsund, Fosnav.ang.g, NO;
Assignee:
Odim Holding A/S, Ulsteinvik, NO;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H / ; B65H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2541 / ;
Abstract
A device for storing ocean bottom seismic cable (1) on board a vessel, which comprises a rack (11) positioned so that the cable (1) can be hung up thereon, moreover, a device for deploying cable stored on the aforementioned device is described, where as an extension to the rack (11) there may be provided an element (18) for guiding the cable (1) astern from the rack and releasing the cable (1) behind the vessel, and also a regulator (19) for controlling the deployment speed of the cable.