Patent ID: 6397773
Filing Date: 2002-06-04
Classification: B63B,F16L,G01V

Abstract:
A connection system for connecting an external device to a location on an underwater cable, the connection system comprising:a first collar affixable around an underwater cable at a specified location; a second collar affixable around the underwater cable at a spaced apart location; a first C-shaped cuff rotatably attachable around the first collar, the first C-shaped cuff including attachment means for attaching to an external device; a second C-shaped cuff rotatably attachable around the second collar, the second C-shaped cuff including attachment means for attaching to the external device; the first and second C-shaped cuff each including a longitudinal gap between the ends of the C, wherein the gap is sized to admit the underwater cable radially into the cuffs and to prevent radial removal of the cuffs from the first and second collars.