Sonobuoy

Details Sonobuoy Sonobuoy

1989-01-19

1990-05-22

Peters, Jr., Joseph F.

Buoys, rafts, and aquatic devices

Buoy

Container type

367 5, F41F 502

Patent

active

049273965

ABSTRACT:
A sonobuoy comprising: a container adapted to nest side-by-side and end-to-end with plural containers of the same configuration; and inflatable parafloat collapsed into an upper chamber of the container; compressed gas means in the container for inflating the parafloat; a hydrophone; a hydrophone suspending cable assembly; and release means for normally securing the hydrophone and the suspending cable assembly to the container and operable to release the hydrophone and suspending cable in response to deposition of the container in a body of water.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3093808 (1963-06-01), Tatnall
patent: 3530952 (1970-09-01), Epstein
patent: 3541498 (1970-11-01), Dale
patent: 3921120 (1975-11-01), Widenhofer
patent: 4186374 (1980-01-01), Ouellette
patent: 4424733 (1984-01-01), Degen
patent: 4494938 (1986-01-01), Flood

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