Aquatic animal detangling device of benthic gear and mooring lines
OwnerBarton G. Selbyinventor
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Abstract
A detangling device for severing a mooring line is disclosed. The device includes a line cutting assembly, which includes an ignition device, a propellant chamber, a moveable shuttle-knife assembly and a knife. The device further includes a pressure sensor, and a control system configured to monitor the pressure sensor and actuate the line cutting assembly when the monitored pressure sensor indicates a threshold depth is exceeded. The device can be a one-use device, wherein the knife breaks through a water-sealed housing to sever a mooring line when actuated.
Claims9
A detangling device for severing a mooring line, the device comprising:
- a line cutting assembly comprising:
- an ignition device, a propellant chamber, a moveable shuttle-knife assembly and a knife;
- a pressure sensor;
- and
- a second pressure sensor;
- a control system configured to monitor the pressure sensor and actuate the line cutting assembly when the monitored pressure sensor indicates a threshold depth is exceeded, wherein the control system is further configured to monitor the second pressure sensor, and
- wherein the control system includes one or more processors configured to perform:
- receiving operating parameters;
- monitoring input from the pressure sensor and the second pressure sensor;
- and
- actuating the line cutting assembly to sever the mooring line based upon the monitored input from the pressure sensor and the second pressure sensor.
A detangling device for severing a mooring line, the device comprising:
- a line cutting assembly;
- a first and a second pressure sensors;
- a water sealed housing for containing the line cutting assembly, and the pressure sensor, wherein the line cutting assembly is sealably connected to the water sealed housing via one or more o-rings at a perpendicular angle to an opening configured to receive the mooring line, wherein the perpendicular angle is relative between the line cutting assembly and the opening;
- and
- a control system, contained within the water sealed housing, configured to monitor the first and second pressure sensors and actuate the line cutting assembly based upon monitored input therefrom, wherein the control system includes one or more processors configured to perform:
- receiving operating parameters;
- monitoring input from the first and second pressure sensors;
- and
- actuating the line cutting assembly to sever the mooring line based upon the monitored input from the first and second pressure sensors and an accelerometer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.