Takeout anchor and protective cover
AssigneeSyntron, Inc.
InventorJerzy Orlean
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Abstract
A three part enclosure system protects a sensor package and its connection to a main seismic cable. The enclosure system further anchors the sensor package to the cable. The enclosure system includes a combination takeout and anchor, molded to the cable; an opposing anchor; and a substantially cylindrical enclosure body or protective cover, adapted to contain, locate, and protect the sensor package and pigtail wire connections.
Claims16
A protective cover structure for a takeout and sensor package assembly anchored to a seismic cable, the structure comprising:
- a. a first anchor molded over the takeout and molded to the seismic cable;
- b. an opposing anchor molded to the seismic cable and spaced apart from the first anchor;
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- c. a protective cover between the first anchor and the opposing anchor and enclosing the sensor package.
A method of protecting a sensor assembly on a seismic sensor cable, comprising the steps of:
- a. attaching a takeout pigtail to a pair of conductors within the sensor cable at a penetration;
- b. molding a takeout anchor to the cable over a length of the takeout pigtail at the penetration;
- c. molding an opposing anchor to the cable spaced apart from the takeout anchor;
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- d. mounting a protective cover between the takeout anchor and the opposing anchor and enclosing the sensor assembly.
A protective cover structure for a takeout and sensor package assembly anchored to a seismic cable, the structure comprising:
- a. a first anchor molded over the takeout and molded to the seismic cable, the first anchor defining a first radially extending annular groove;
- b. an opposing anchor molded to the seismic cable and spaced apart from the first anchor, the opposing anchor defining a second radially extending annular groove;
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- c. a protective cover between the first anchor and the opposing anchor and enclosing the sensor package, the protective cover releasably fixed to the first anchor at the first annular groove and the opposing anchor at the second annular groove.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.