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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 03, 2008
Tammy Lombardi, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Jeff Gilchrist, Cardiff, CA (US);
Aaron Bratten, La Mesa, CA (US);
Lynn Collins, San Diego, CA (US);
Steve Whiteside, San Diego, CA (US);
Frank Gonzales, San Diego, CA (US);
Kristin Smith, Carmel, IN (US);
Tammy Lombardi, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Jeff GilChrist, Cardiff, CA (US);
Aaron Bratten, La Mesa, CA (US);
Lynn Collins, San Diego, CA (US);
Steve Whiteside, San Diego, CA (US);
Frank Gonzales, San Diego, CA (US);
Kristin Smith, Carmel, IN (US);
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
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.