Patent ID: 9715038
Date: 2017-07-25
CPC Classifications: B23P,G01V,Y10T

Claim:
1. A torque relief system for dissipating a torque in a marine cable section to be used for seismic data collection, the system comprising: a bench having a deadman unit and a top; a tensioning element connected to the deadman unit; a swivel bearing unit connected to the tensioning element and configured to receive a first end of the marine cable section so that the first end of the marine cable section rotates when the marine cable section is under tension and while the swivel bearing unit is in contact with the top of the bench; and at least one bearing unit configured to support the marine cable section with reduced friction so that when the tensioning element tenses the marine cable section, the marine cable section and the first end rotate freely until the torque is dissipated.