Disposable variable depth anchor cable pack
OwnerArno Naeckelinventor
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Abstract
A low cost, disposable cable pack for small buoy anchors providing a simple, standardized means to mechanically adjust for proper depth. The cable pack is comprised of two concentric hollow cylinders and a perpendicular plate. Depth settings are controlled by inserting or removing retaining pins that release predetermined lengths of anchor cable wound inside the anchor pack that pay out during anchor descent. The cable pack also has a time release Buoy securing device to keep the buoy submerged and out of the way of traffic until needed as well as a method to create a water soluble species of the cable pack.
Claims18
An apparatus comprising:
- an outer covering;
- an inner cylinder placed inside said outer covering, said inner cylinder being hollow having an open top end and an open bottom end and having a diameter such as to allow a space to exist between the inner surface of the outer covering;
- a cable, said cable running longitudinally through the center of the inner cylinder having a first distal end and a second distal end and wound around the outside surface of said inner cylinder;
- a set of pins;
- and,
- a set of holes set into the side of the said outer cover and directly opposing a set of holes set into the side of said inner cylinder, the said holes accepting and allowing to pass the said set of pins through the outer cover and inner cylinder.
An apparatus comprising:
- an outer cover;
- an inner structure placed inside said outer covering;
- a cable wound around the outside surface of said inner structure;
- a set of pins;
- and,
- a set of holes set into the side of the said outer cover and directly opposing set of holes set into the side of said inner cylinder, the said holes accepting and allowing to pass the said set of pins through the outer cover and inner cylinder, securing the outer cover and the cable to the inner cylinder.
A method to control the mechanical integrity of a water soluble apparatus while submerged comprising:
- selecting one or more water soluble materials based on their initial mechanical integrity and water solubility characteristics;
- determining an arrangement of one or more layers of the water soluble material that will provide a desired level of mechanical integrity and a desired dissolution speed
- binding the one or more layers of each selected water soluble material together by one of lamination process and a coating process to produce an integrated water soluble feedstock;
- and,
- from the integrated water soluble feedstock, manufacturing a desired article by one of a extrusion process and a molding process.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.