Patent ID: 9423527
Filing Date: 2016-08-23
CPC Classification: G01V

Claim Text:
1. A cleaning device for cleaning a marine element that is towed in water, the cleaning device comprising: a body configured to enclose the marine element; at least one wing attached to the body and configured to impart translational and rotational motion to the body when interacting with the water; a switching and locking mechanism configured to change an orientation of the at least one wing between a first orientation and a second orientation when contacting a stopper and also to lock the selected orientation; rotating means attached to an internal surface of the body and configured to contact the marine element, the rotating means having axles that make a fix angle with a longitudinal axis of the body; and a cleaning tool attached to the body and configured to clean the marine element, wherein the first orientation of the at least one wing makes the body to rotate along a first direction about the marine element and the second orientation of the at least one wing makes the body to rotate along a second direction about the marine element.