Patent ID: 6209475
Filing Date: 2001-04-03
Classification: B63B

Abstract:
An anchor connection and retrieving device adapted to be interposed between an anchor and one end of a main anchor line, the anchor having a shank, a crown and a plurality of tynes or flukes, the device having a locking assembly including a releasable portion, a locking portion relative to which the releasable portion is releasably coupled, a release member movable laterally between a first position allowing the releasable portion to be coupled to the locking portion and a second position in which the releasable portion may decouple from the locking portion, the locking portion being connected to the one end of the anchor line and a retrieving line connected to the locking portion and to the crown of the anchor, the releasable portion being coupled to the shank of the anchor, and a release block adapted for slidable travel along the anchor line and the locking portion and for directly engaging the release member to move the release member laterally into the locking portion to allow the releasable portion to decouple from the locking portion.