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SYSTEM FOR THE DEPLOYMENT OF MARINE PAYLOADS

  • US 20190100292A1
  • Filed: 09/19/2018
  • Published: 04/04/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/29/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for payload deployment in a fluid environment, comprising:

  • a. at least one deployment chamber, configured to exclude the fluid environment, further comprising;

    i. at least one internal wall defining a wet space, the wet space configured to be contiguous with and exposed to the fluid environment;

    ii. at least one payload, each payload comprising at least a first surface wherein at least one payload is configured to comprise a portion of a sealing zone;

    b. a vacuum mechanism connected to the wet space and configured to generate a vacuum force within the wet space;

    c. a vacuum breaker connected to the wet space;

    wherein the at least one payload is configured to fit at least partially within the wet space;

    wherein the first surface is exposed to the fluid environment;

    wherein the sealing zone forms a fluid-tight seal with a portion of the at least one internal wall, allowing the wet space to hold a vacuum;

    wherein the at least one payload is held within the deployment chamber by the vacuum force; and

    wherein the vacuum breaker is configured to remove the vacuum force from the wet space.

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