Patent ID: 6563762
Filing Date: 2003-05-13
Classification: G01V

Abstract:
A termination assembly for disposal between a marine tow cable and an acoustic receiver array, said assembly comprising:a cable sleeve having a grip portion adapted to grip a cable outer jacket and a collar portion for disposition on a strength member portion of the cable; a coupling comprising an inner sleeve for mounting on a coax portion of the cable, an electrical connector for abutting a distal end of the coax portion, a coupling body interconnecting said inner sleeve and said electrical connector, said coupling body having a cylindrically-shaped wall disposed around said electrical connector to define therebetween an annular recess for receiving a connector of the acoustic receiver array, a coupling nut mounted on said coupling body and engageable with the acoustic receiver array connector to lock the acoustic receiver array connector onto said electrical connector, and an outer sleeve fixed to said coupling body; a stiffener rod interconnecting said outer sleeve and said cable sleeve; wherein the largest diameter of said assembly is no greater than the diameter of the cable.