Ships – Implements – Underwater cutting
Patent
1996-11-14
1998-06-30
Swinehart, Ed L.
Ships
Implements
Underwater cutting
89 113, B62D 126
Patent
active
057718334
ABSTRACT:
An arrangement for sweeping moored mines (8) with at least one cable cutter (4) that is arranged on a sweeping line (2) and is designed for cutting through the mooring line (9) for a respective mine (8). To achieve a relatively fast and safe destruction of the moored mines (8), in addition to the cable cutters (4), mine destruction devices (3) are also attached to the respective sweeping line (2), which devices are fastened respectively in front of the snap grippers (4) in towing direction. The mine destruction devices (3) each have on clamping device (12) that can attach itself to the mooring line (9), a buoyancy element (14) that is connected to the clamping device (12) with an unreelable line (16) and a mine destroying activator (15) that is attached to the buoyancy element (14). If the mooring line (9) hits the mine destruction device (3), the clamping device (12) detaches itself from the sweeping line and clamps down on the mooring line (9). The activator (15) then detaches itself from the clamping device (12) and rises with the aid of the buoyancy element (14) toward the mine (8). The mooring line (9) at the same time advances along the sweeping line (2) into the gripper mouth of the following cable cutter (4) and is cut by it at a position below the attached clamping device.
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Rheinmetall Industrie Aktiengesellschaft
Swinehart Ed L.
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