Removable air mandrel

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1995-07-19

2000-12-12

Eldred, J. Woodrow

Communications, electrical: acoustic wave systems and devices

Signal transducers

Underwater type

356358, 29594, 428 3691, 156156, 156173, 156293, H04R 1500, B65C 326

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061607614

ABSTRACT:
The present invention relates to a removable air mandrel for use in manufuring towed sonar arrays. The removable air mandrel is used to position hydrophone mandrels and has an inflatable tubular structure which includes expansion limiters. The expansion limiters are preferably fibers incorporated into the tubular structure. A process for using the removable air mandrel to assemble a towed sonar array is also disclosed.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4514447 (1985-04-01), Boxmeyer
patent: 4809243 (1989-02-01), Bledsoe et al.
patent: 5256237 (1993-10-01), Maas et al.
patent: 5259901 (1993-11-01), Davis et al.
patent: 5324558 (1994-06-01), Muto et al.

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