Patent ID: 10358190

Abstract:
A lifeboat hook assembly comprising a hook-shaped beak (5) and a release mechanism (6), said hook shaped beak (5) is rigidly connected to a lifeboat (2) at one end, said hook shaped beak (5) having a downwardly oriented shoulder (18) against which a loop (17) is adapted to rest so that the lifeboat is suspended in said loop (17), said release mechanism (6) is coupled to the hook-shaped beak (5) and is adapted to move relative to the hook-shaped beak (5) between a locked position (8a, 10a) wherein the loop is prevented from escaping from the shoulder (18), and a releasing position (8e, 10e) wherein the loop (17) is allowed to escape from the shoulder (18), an actuator (11) is coupled to the release mechanism (6) and is adapted to move the release mechanism (6) between the locked position (8a, 10a) and the releasing position (8e, 10e). The invention being distinctive in that said hook shaped beak (5) or said release mechanism has a first guide slot (7) and a second guide slot (9), said other of said hook shaped beak (5) or release mechanism (6) has a first guide pin (8) and a second guide pin (10), said first guide pin (7) being adapted to engage with the first guide slot (8), said second guide pin (10) being adapted to engage with the second guide slot (9).