Patent ID: 7139217
Filing Date: 2006-11-21
Classification: G01V,H01R

Abstract:
1. A seismic sensor cable, comprising: an outer jacket disposed on an exterior of the cable, the outer jacket adapted to exclude fluid from entering an interior of the cable; a reinforcing layer disposed within the outer jacket, the reinforcing layer including at least a first electrical conductor disposed therein; an inner jacket disposed within the reinforcing layer, the inner jacket made from a material capable of excluding fluid under pressure from reaching at least a second electrical conductor disposed within the inner jacket in the event of fluid breach of the outer jacket when the cable is disposed on the bottom of a body of water; and a connector disposed at at least one end of the cable, the connector having an outer shell formed from a polyurethane composition adapted to form a substantially interface-free bond with uncured polyurethane upon cure thereof, the outer shell filled with the polyurethane composition, electrical contacts disposed within an end of the connector each surrounded by an individual enclosure adapted to form a fluid tight seal when mated with a corresponding sealing enclosure on a mating connector, the electrical contacts disposed within a contact support wafer, the contact support wafer molded so as to have the sealing enclosures therein, the contact support wafer formed from the polyurethane composition.