Patent ID: 9291730
Filing Date: 2016-03-22
CPC Classification: B81B,G01V

Claim Text:
1. A stress-relief device, configured for being mounted on a geophysical equipment or node connected to at least two cables, wherein the stress-relief device comprises : a case configured for surrounding the geophysical equipment or node and comprising first and second cable openings, each enabling a connection between a respective one of said at least two cables and said geophysical equipment or node, and a housing for housing a portion of each of the two cables, the housing being configured for substantially preventing any movement of said portions of the two cables, wherein the housing comprises opposing first and second lateral faces and defines a first cable path, which passes through the first lateral face, through an interior of the housing, through the second lateral face and then loops back through the first cable opening to make the connection with the geophysical equipment or node, and defines a second cable path, which passes through the second lateral face, through the interior of the housing, through the first lateral face and then loops back through the second cable opening to make the connection with the geophysical equipment or node, and wherein the housing is configured so that the first and second cable paths pass one another in the housing.