SUBMARINE VEHICLE, METHOD FOR PICKING UP A LOAD FROM THE SEABED AND A METHOD FOR SETTING DOWN A LOAD ON THE SEABED
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Abstract
A submarine vehicle may include a storage area for storing loads. The submarine vehicle may further include a pressure hull. The submarine vehicle is configured to pick loads up from a seabed and/or set loads down on the seabed. The storage area may be positioned outside the pressure hull and, in some examples, between numerous pressure hulls. Further, the storage area may include a lower hatch disposed on an underside of the pressure hull or an upper hatch disposed on a top side of the pressure hull. Some submarine vehicles may include a load transporting system for picking the load up from the seabed, setting the load down on the seabed, and/or conveying the load within the storage area.
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38 Claims
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1-19. -19. (canceled)
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20. A submarine vehicle comprising:
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a pressure hull; and a storage area that is for storing loads and is disposed outside the pressure hull, wherein the submarine vehicle is configured to at least one of pick a load up from a seabed or set a load down on the seabed. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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- 34. A method for picking a load up from a seabed using a submarine vehicle that includes a pressure hull, a storage area that is for storing loads and is disposed outside the pressure hull, and a load transporting system for picking the load up from the seabed, the method comprising picking up the load with the load transporting system.
- 37. A method for setting a load down on a seabed using a submarine vehicle that includes a pressure hull, a storage area that is for storing loads and is disposed outside the pressure hull, and a load transporting system for setting down the load on the seabed, the method comprising setting down the load with the load transporting system.
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