Patent ID: 7092315

Claim:
An underwater cable steering device comprising: a connector attachable around the periphery of an underwater cable and rotatable about the cable; a control device including: a body connected to the connector external of the cable; a first wing disposed at one side of the body and arranged to pivot about a first axis; a second wing disposed at an opposite second side of the body and ranged to pivot about a second axis; wherein the first axis and the second axis do not intersect the cable; means for pivoting the first wing about the first axis and the second wing about the second axis, wherein the means for pivoting comprises: a first shaft extending from the first side of the body and affixed to the first wing and defining the first axis; a second shaft extending from the second side of the body and affixed to the second wing and defining the second axis; and a drive mechanism connected to the first shaft and the second shaft to rotate the first shaft along the first axis and the second shaft along the second axis, thereby to adjust the angle of attack of the wings; ballast means to help ballast the control device to maintain the first axis and the second axis largely vertically disposed.