Abstract: A corrosion resistant termination connector for connecting to a steel wire rope and a modular fitting for use on a magnetic influence minesweeping cable is provided. The connector body is made of a high strength composite material, and has a common channel. The body has three sections: A ribbed annular stem, an abutment band with uniform edges for forming sealing occlusions, and an externally threaded spelter socket with a conical channel. Strands of the wire rope are splayed and adhesively joined with a mixture of thermosetting resins forming a conical wedge that secures the rope within the conical channel. The modular fitting is screwed on the elongate socket section, and includes a pin with a thimble. A molded insular cover seals the steel wire rope and the ribbed stem.

Abstract: A swaged-on fitting, for anchoring exterior wires to a cable, includes an outer ring and a split inner ring. The inner ring has an inside grooved pattern, which is substantially an angled cross-hatching of shallow grooves. The two grooved halves of the inner ring are placed under the bare ends of the wires and pressed on either side of the cable jacket such that the pattern contacts the jacket. The outer ring is slid over the wires, so it overlaps the inner halves. The fitting is swaged-on, locking in the wires between the rings and embossing the jacket with the cross-hatching pattern of the inner ring, without puncturing the jacket. The grooves on the inner ring thus grip the cable jacket, preventing rotational and translational movement of the wires on the jacket while maintaining the structural integrity of the jacket.

Abstract: A connector anchors as outer conductor onto a cable and connects the outer conductor to the cable's inner conductor without exposing the inner conductor to the ambient environment. The connector includes a longitudinally split cylinder having a thicker center wall and a pair of flanking walls that wrap around a notched section of the cable and contact the inner conductor. An inner ring with multiple recessed interior circumferential grooves wraps around and overlaps the split cylinder so that the grooves will emboss and grip the cable's jacket without piercing the jacket when swaged. The outer conductor is placed over the inner ring. An outer ring anchors the outer conductor to the inner ring when swaged.

Abstract: A corrosion resistant, environmentally sealing, swaged-on conductive fitting for a coaxial cable is provided. The cable has inner and external conductors. A stepped intermediate ring is fitted over exposed lengths of trimmed layers of the inner conductor and abuts a trimmed end of a jacket that covers the inner conductor. An inner ring having a socket with interior recessed circumferential grooves is placed over and swaged against the intermediate ring so that the grooves overlap the cable's jacket and are embossed into and anchor the inner ring to the jacket. The external conductor is anchored between the inner ring and an outer ring when the outer ring is swaged. An electrically conductive path is provided from said external conductor through the inner and intermediate rings to the inner conductor without exposing the inner conductor to a corrosive environment.

Abstract: A connector anchors as outer conductor onto a cable and connects the outer conductor to the cable's inner conductor without exposing the inner conductor to the ambient environment. The connector includes a longitudinally split cylinder having a thicker center wall and a pair of flanking walls that wrap around a notched section of the cable and contact the inner conductor. An inner ring with multiple recessed interior circumferential grooves wraps around and overlaps the split cylinder so that the grooves will emboss and grip the cable's jacket without piercing the jacket when, swaged. The outer conductor is placed, over the inner ring. An outer ring anchors the outer conductor to the inner ring when swaged.

Abstract: A line retrieve-release system is provided for mounting on the hull of a boat. First and second jaw mechanisms coupled to the hull face substantially forward and aft, respectively, relative to the boat's bow. Each jaw mechanism is capable of movement between a partially open position and a fully open position. First and second latches are coupled to the first and second jaw mechanisms, respectively. Each latch is biased to cooperate with its respective jaw mechanism in the partially open position thereof to thereby define a corresponding enclosed region. Each latch permits one-way entry to its associated enclosed region when a force is applied thereto from outside of the enclosed region. Each jaw mechanisms' partially open position defines a “ready-to-retrieve” and “line capture” position of the system, while each jaw mechanisms' fully open position defines a “line release” position of the system.

Abstract: A line retrieve-release system is provided for mounting on the hull of a boat. Jaws are coupled to the hull of the boat and face substantially aft relative to the boat's bow. The jaws are capable of movement between a partially open position defining the system's “line retrieve” position and a fully open position defining the system's “line release” position. A latch coupled to the jaws is biased to cooperate therewith in the partially open position to thereby define a first enclosed region bounded by the jaws and latch. The latch permits one-way entry into the first enclosed region when a force is applied to the latch from outside of the first enclosed region. Line catch means are coupled to the hull of the boat aft of the jaws. The line catch means combines with the jaws in their partially open position to define a second enclosed region adjacent to the first enclosed region.