Underwater device for ROV installable tools

A method for installing an underwater device on a subsea structure, comprising:

• attaching an underwater device to a deployment tool, the deployment tool comprising:
• a body having at least one pair of support members extending therefrom;
• at least one actuator non-pivotally attached to each support member and adapted to move in a linear direction;
• and
• a connector disposed on each actuator, wherein each connector includes at least one aperture disposed therethrough for receiving an attachment member.

An apparatus for installing an underwater device on sub-sea structures, comprising:

• a body having a first pair of support members extending from a first end thereof and a second pair of support members extending from a second end thereof, and wherein the body comprises at least two spaced apart structural members having a buoyant material disposed therebetween;
• at least one actuator non-pivotally attached to each support member and adapted to move in a linear direction;
• and
• at least one connector disposed on each actuator, wherein each connector has a first end comprising at least two spaced apart protrusions extending therefrom and defining at least one aperture disposed therethrough for receiving an attachment member, wherein the apertures are linearly aligned, and wherein each connector comprises a second end having an attachment device for attaching to the actuator, the attachment device defining a hole that extends through the connector to the first end.

An apparatus for installing an underwater device on sub-sea structures, comprising:

• a body having at least one pair of support members extending therefrom;
• at least one actuator attached to each support member and adapted to move in a linear direction, wherein the at least one actuator comprises a piston moveably disposed within a housing, wherein the housing is non-pivotally attached to each support member, and wherein the piston moves linearly within the housing;
• and
• a connector disposed on each actuator, wherein each connector has a first end comprising a pair of extensions axially extending from the connector and having at least one aperture defined therein for receiving an attachment member, and wherein each connector has a second end having an attachment device formed therein for coupling to the actuator.