Patent ID: 6132144
Filing Date: 2000-10-17
Classification: B63B

Abstract:
A passive anchor latch mechanism for securing a mooring line to an anchor embedded on the sea floor, comprising:a cylindrical shaped anchor post extending vertically upward from a top surface of said anchor, said cylindrical shaped anchor post having an anchor cone attached to an upper end thereof;a crown line having a lower end thereof connected to said cylindrical shaped anchor post and an upper end thereof connected to a buoy floating on the water surface;a latch collar attached to an outer surface of said cylindrical shaped anchor post, said latch collar being positioned approximately at a midpoint of said cylindrical shaped anchor post;a latch ring in slidable engagement with said crown line and said cylindrical shaped anchor post, said latch ring being connected to said mooring line;an annulus groove positioned on an underside of said latch collar at the outer surface of cylindrical shaped anchor post;said latch ring sliding in a downward direction from said buoy along said crown line over said cylindrical shaped anchor post and said latch collar to the underside of said latch collar;said annulus groove receiving and then engaging said latch ring to secure said latch ring and said mooring line to said anchor.