Patent ID: 6052332
Filing Date: 2000-04-18
Classification: B63G,G10K

Abstract:
A countermeasure buoy for use in an underwater environment comprising:a main body portion having a first end and a second end longitudinally opposed from the first end;a propulsion portion including a main body end connected to the first end of said main body portion and a propelling end longitudinally opposed from the main body end;a hull section including a rearward end connected to the second end of said main body portion and an open end longitudinally opposed from the rearward end;an acoustical array housed within said hull section, the acoustical array including a base end connected to an interior of said hull section and a free terminal end opposite to the base end; anda cap member removably attached to the open end of said hull section, a vertical alignment of said propulsion portion, said main body portion and said hull portion enabling gravitational displacement of said cap member and release of said acoustical array.