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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 18, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 07, 2010
Steve Whiteside, San Diego, CA (US);
Robert Lee, Descanso, CA (US);
Ronald Skala, Murrieta, CA (US);
Brian Shook, San Diego, CA (US);
Paul Wade, Chula Vista, CA (US);
Bret Thomson, San Diego, CA (US);
Steve Whiteside, San Diego, CA (US);
Robert Lee, Descanso, CA (US);
Ronald Skala, Murrieta, CA (US);
Brian Shook, San Diego, CA (US);
Paul Wade, Chula Vista, CA (US);
Bret Thomson, San Diego, CA (US);
The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
An underwater plow includes a plow assembly that is attached to a frame. The plow assembly includes a blade portion, which defines a blade trough, and a sensor chute portion. The blade portion extends downwardly below a plane that is coincident with a longitudinal axis defined by the frame, while the chute portion extends upwardly above the same plane. A depressor arm is pivotably attached to the blade portion and biased to be in contact with the trough. The depressor arm has a groove that is sized to allow the cable, but not the sensors, to pass through the groove while the depressor arm is in contact with the trough. With this configuration, an array cable passes downward through the blade portion of the plow assembly and becomes buried in the ocean floor. Array sensors, however, are routed upward and pass through the chute portion of the plow assembly.