Patent ID: 6817595
Filing Date: 2004-11-16
Classification: B63B

Abstract:
An improved chain support (10) for guiding and securing an anchor chain (22) between an offshore structure (100) and an anchor where the chain support (10) includes,a swing arm (12) arranged and designed for mounting to said offshore structure (100) and for pivoting about an horizontal axis (24), the swing arm (12) having a guide mouth (20) and interior passage which is arranged and designed to pass said chain therethrough, a chain guide (16) arranged and designed to orient alternating links of said chain parallel to or perpendicular with respect to a chain longitudinal axis while said chain (22) is being pulled through said guide mouth (20) of said swing arm (12), and a latch mechanism mounted to said swing arm for ratcheting said chain while being pulled therethrough and for latching said chain after a desired tension has been achieved, wherein the improvement is characterized by said latch mechanism including a hook arrangement (14) fixed in said guide mouth (20) and having no parts which move relative to said guide mouth.