US3217499A
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Means for laying submarine cables
Assignee: Ebara Corp
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Filing: 1962-05-01
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Granted: 1965-11-16
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Expires: 1982-05-01
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Ishiki Isao
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 05:34
CPC Classifications
E; E02; E02F; E02F5/00; E02F5/02; E02F5/10; E02F5/104; E02F5/107; H; H02; H02G; H02G1/00; H02G1/06; H02G1/10
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
125 words
A MACHINE FOR LAYING A CABLE UNDER A SUBMARINE SURFACE COMPRISING A SLED ADAPTED TO BE TOWED ALONG SAID SURFACE AND HAVING PARALLEL SIDE RUNNERS EQUALLY SPACED FROM A VERTICAL PLANE CENTRALLY THEREOF, SAID RUNNERS HAVING SUPPORTING SURFACES IN A HORIZONTAL PLANE, CONDUITS MOUNTED ON SAID SLED ADJACENT THE RUNNERS AND MAKING AN ANGLE WITH SAID HORIZONTAL PLANE TO DISPOSE THE REAR END OF EACH CONDUIT AT A GREATER DISTANCE FROM SAID HORIZONTAL PLANE THAN THE FORWARD END, A ROW OF NOZZLES MOUNTED ON EACH OF SAID CONDUITS WITH EACH NOZZLE DIRECTED DOWNWARDLY, REARWARDLY, AND TOWARD SAID VERTICAL PLANE, MEANS FOR SUPPLYING FLUID UNDER PRESSURE TO SAID CONDUITS AND NOZZLES FOR OPENING A TRENCH IN SAID SURFACE, CABLE GUIDING MEANS ON THE FRONT OF THE
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
125 words
A MACHINE FOR LAYING A CABLE UNDER A SUBMARINE SURFACE COMPRISING A SLED ADAPTED TO BE TOWED ALONG SAID SURFACE AND HAVING PARALLEL SIDE RUNNERS EQUALLY SPACED FROM A VERTICAL PLANE CENTRALLY THEREOF, SAID RUNNERS HAVING SUPPORTING SURFACES IN A HORIZONTAL PLANE, CONDUITS MOUNTED ON SAID SLED ADJACENT THE RUNNERS AND MAKING AN ANGLE WITH SAID HORIZONTAL PLANE TO DISPOSE THE REAR END OF EACH CONDUIT AT A GREATER DISTANCE FROM SAID HORIZONTAL PLANE THAN THE FORWARD END, A ROW OF NOZZLES MOUNTED ON EACH OF SAID CONDUITS WITH EACH NOZZLE DIRECTED DOWNWARDLY, REARWARDLY, AND TOWARD SAID VERTICAL PLANE, MEANS FOR SUPPLYING FLUID UNDER PRESSURE TO SAID CONDUITS AND NOZZLES FOR OPENING A TRENCH IN SAID SURFACE, CABLE GUIDING MEANS ON THE FRONT OF THE
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1968-11-15 | 1969-05-17 | 1969-11-16 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1972-11-15 | 1973-05-17 | 1973-11-16 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1976-11-15 | 1977-05-17 | 1977-11-16 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |