Patent ID: 7929378

Claim:
A container assembly for transport handling at least two marine seismic source arrays, wherein said arrays each include at least one series of units formed by at least two marine seismic sources, the container assembly comprising: (i) a basic structure including a floor and a ceiling connected by central posts extending in a substantially central plane with respect to said floor and said ceiling, wherein said ceiling has on each side of said central posts support means of at least one array; and wherein said support means are mounted so as to be capable of moving with respect to said ceiling between a transport position in which they are located between the ceiling and said floor and a removal/insertion position in which they extend at least partially outside of the space between the ceiling and said floor; and wherein said support means include, on each side of said central posts, at least one rail member mounted so as to slide longitudinally on said ceiling; and (ii) lateral posts intended to removably connect lateral ends of said floor and lateral ends of said ceiling.