Underwater apparatus

US8963003B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8963003-B2
Application numberUS-201213644977-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateOct 4, 2012
Priority dateOct 14, 2011
Publication dateFeb 24, 2015
Grant dateFeb 24, 2015

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Abstract

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There is provided an underwater apparatus that includes a housing including a certain device, a pair of cable couplings including gimbals through which tail cables extends from the device to the outside of the housing pass, and the pair of cable couplings that connect the tail cables passing through the gimbals to a submarine cable, and a connecting holder configured to include gimbal rings fitted to the gimbals and to connect the pair of cable couplings to the housing via the gimbal rings so that the pair of cable coupling is rotatable relative to the housing, the connecting holder including an opening from which the gimbals are introduced toward the gimbal rings, wherein the connecting holder includes notches provided in an edge of the opening and the notches are formed so that the pair of cable coupling is rotatable relative to the housing.

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What is claimed is: 1. An underwater apparatus comprising: a housing configured to accommodate a certain device; a pair of cable couplings configured to include gimbals through which tail cables extending from the device to the outside of the housing pass, and the pair of cable couplings that connect the tail cables passing through the gimbals to a submarine cable; and a connecting holder configured to include gimbal rings fitted to the gimbals and to connect the pair of cable…

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What does patent US8963003B2 cover?
There is provided an underwater apparatus that includes a housing including a certain device, a pair of cable couplings including gimbals through which tail cables extends from the device to the outside of the housing pass, and the pair of cable couplings that connect the tail cables passing through the gimbals to a submarine cable, and a connecting holder configured to include gimbal rings fit…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Fujitsu Ltd
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H02G15/14. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Feb 24 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).