Patent ID: 8667921
Filing Date: 2014-03-11
Classification: B63B

Abstract:
1. A coupling for coupling a fall or a structure to a lifeboat, said coupling inter alia comprising a load bearing locking portion adapted to be joined with a fall or a structure and a receiving portion prepared for being attached to, or unified with, a lifeboat, said receiving portion comprising: a hollow having an open end and being adapted to receive said locking portion, an aperture provided in a wall of said hollow allowing said locking portion to connect with a fall or a structure through said aperture, a width of said aperture is selected such that said locking portion is prevented from passing through said aperture, a pawl, arranged near said open end of said hollow, said pawl being configured such that said pawl allows said locking portion to enter said hollow and, upon entrance of said locking portion into said hollow, prevents said locking portion from exiting said hollow, said pawl is rotatable about an axis whereby said pawl, as a result of rotation, permits said locking portion to enter said hollow, means for, in order to release said coupling, forcing said locking portion out of said hollow, said means for forcing said locking portion out of said hollow inter alia constitute an actuator arranged opposite said open end of said hollow and configured such that said actuator, upon activation, applies a substantially linear force onto said locking portion in a direction oriented outwards of said hollow, wherein said actuator, by means of interconnection, further is configured to change a position of said pawl, such that said locking portion is allowed to exit said hollow, and in that that said pawl is rotated through an arrangement inter alia comprising a glider configured for transferring a linear motion, established by said actuator, from said actuator to said pawl, such that, upon actuation of said actuator, said pawl is rotated about said axis and into a position where said locking portion may exit said hollow.