Patent ID: 8069805

Claim:
A mooring chain connector assembly for a floating device, the assembly comprising: a chain connector having a first pivot axis; a coupler arranged to couple a mooring chain to the chain connector; a channel assembly attached to the floating device, the channel assembly having an upper end and a lower end, wherein the channel assembly extends in the floating device from a lower level to a higher level in the floating device, wherein a bearing location for the first pivot axis of the chain connector is provided at the lower end of the channel assembly, wherein the chain connector is movable in the channel assembly, and wherein the channel assembly comprises first guiding elements extending between the upper and lower end of the channel assembly, the first guiding elements being configured to guide the chain connector between a first position, in which the first pivot axis is located in the bearing location of the channel assembly and a second position above the channel assembly wherein the coupler of the chain connector is accessible, and the first guiding elements being configured to stop downward movement of the first pivot axis at the bearing location; a mover configured to move the chain connector between the first position and the second position; and a mooring chain locking device provided at the upper end of the channel assembly.