Electrical connectors – Plural contacts disposed intermediate ends of cable having...
Patent
1997-05-30
2000-06-13
Donovan, Lincoln
Electrical connectors
Plural contacts disposed intermediate ends of cable having...
439640, H01R 903
Patent
active
060742534
ABSTRACT:
A device (10) for connecting a towed seismic streamer (6) to a lead-in towing cable (7) and to a towing wire (8) is provided. The device (10) comprises a first connecting part (11) with coupling means (11A) for connecting to the foremost end of the streamer (6), a second connecting part (12) with coupling means (12A) for connecting to the end of the lead-in towing cable (7), and an intermediate part (15) having two connecting points (16, 17) for rotatable connection with the first and second connecting parts (11, 12), respectively. The device (10) also comprises a rotatable fastening member (20) for connecting to the towing wire (8) and a flexible conducting means (21) between the opposite ends of connecting parts (11, 12) for electric connection between streamer (6) and lead-in towing cable (7). The angles between the streamer (6), the lead-in towing cable (7), and the towing wire (8) are variable within limits.
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Arnold Gordon T.
Donovan Lincoln
Duverne J. F.
Petroleum Geo-Services AS
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