Patent ID: 9251983
Filing Date: 2016-02-02
CPC Classification: G01V,H01H

Claim Text:
1. A switch for a marine seismic sensor, the switch comprising: a bellows having a closed end, a closed side portion and an open end, wherein the side portion connects the closed end to the open end, the closed end includes a conductive surface, and the side portion acts as a spring; a base plug that includes first input and first output contacts on a first side and second input and second output contacts on an opposite side, wherein the first input contact is electrically connected to the second input contact through a first jumper and the first output contact is electrically connected to the second output contact through a second jumper; and a plug located in the open end of the bellows and configured to form a chamber inside which the second input contact and the second output contact are located, wherein the chamber is formed by the bellows and the base plug, wherein the conductive surface short-circuits the second input contact and the second output contact when a pressure larger than a predetermined pressure (P) acts on the conductive surface.