Deployment of mines and other objects at sea
AssigneeThe Secretary of State for Defence in Her Britannic Majesty's Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
InventorMichael Chorley
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Abstract
An object deployment unit for use under various sea states which allows deployment of objects (1) in any required sequence the deployment unit comprising a flexible tube shaped elongate body, means (2) to releasably attach objects to the body, one or more ballast members (3a, b), one or more buoyancy members (4) and a means for automatic buoyancy control. Preferably the deployment unit also includes a remotely actuated release mechanism for the release of objects. The automatic buoyancy control means ensures maintenance of depth. Typical usage is the deployment of mines.
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A deployment unit for dispensing objects in water, the unit comprising a flexible tube shaped elongate body which further comprises:
- a) at least one ballast member
- b) at lest one buoyancy member;
- c) a remote program and control unit;
- d) means for releasably attaching objects to be dispensed, wherein said attaching means comprises a remotely activated individual release mechanism, said release mechanism responsive to said program and control unit;
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- e) means for automatic buoyancy compensation upon release of said objects.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.