Patent ID: 11879226
Assignee: USA AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC E  A  H | IPC A  E  H

Claim 0:
1. An seafloor deployment system, comprising:
a release unit selectively coupled to a vessel;
a support frame connected to the release unit;
a plurality of mats, each of the plurality of mats having a proximal end and a distal end, wherein each proximal end is coupled to the support frame, each of the plurality of mats further comprising:
a hose mounted to the mat for unfurling the mat, said hose spanning the length of the mat, said hose bisecting each mat, wherein the hose has a pin hole at the distal end of the mat for gas evacuation;
a plurality of weighted bands for sinking each of the plurality of mats;

a gas supply coupled to the support frame for inflating the hose, said gas supply controlled by a pressure regulator;
a waterproof housing mounted to the support frame for housing electronics; and
a timer housed by the waterproof housing for selectively releasing gas from the gas supply.