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US 2016/0236755 A1Published application
Suction anchor
AssigneeUTEC Geomarine Limited
InventorsJames EDMUNDS, Jonathan Bruce MACHIN, Peter Gerard ALLAN
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AssigneeUTEC Geomarine Limited
InventorsJames EDMUNDS, Jonathan Bruce MACHIN, Peter Gerard ALLAN
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A suction anchor for a remotely operated vehicle comprising a frame attachable to a remotely operated vehicle, anchor cans beneath the frame beneath and connectable to a pump. In particular the anchor can be deployed as part of a method for sampling or measuring the seabed comprising the steps of attaching a frame to the remotely operated vehicle, the frame having one or more downwardly mounted anchor cans and a mast to which sampling and/or measuring equipment is attached, placing the anchor cans on an underwater floor, and, at least in partially, evacuating the cans of water embedding them in part into the underwater floor, sampling and/or measuring the underwater floor using the sampling and/or measuring equipment. It can be used to mount other sensor equipment requiring a stable platform.
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A suction anchor for use underwater comprising a frame of T-shape in plan, comprising a stem, a cross piece, mounting points on the stem to receive an underwater submersible vehicle, and at least two anchor cans capable of evacuation mounted beneath the cross piece one towards the each end of the cross piece.
A method of anchoring to the sea bed a mounting frame for test equipment, comprising the steps of attaching a submersible to the stem of a T-shaped frame of a suction anchor, the T-shaped frame comprising a stem and cross piece, the frame having at two anchor cans capable of evacuation towards the ends of the cross piece, placing the anchor cans on the sea bed, anchoring the T-frame by at least partially evacuating the anchor cans of water.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.