Patent ID: 6907932

Claim:
A pod latchdown mechanism for latching a control pod to a subsea oilfield structure having control lines extending to a coupler component supported on a receptacle plate on the subsea oilfield structure for cooperation with a coupler component supported on a lower mounting plate on the control pod, the control pod including a pod housing defining a pod chamber therein,the latchdown mechanism comprising: a subsea receptacle housing secured to the subsea structure for receiving the control pod therein and having a latching surface at an upper end of the receptacle housing above the pod chamber when the coupler components are mated; a latchdown actuator movably supported on the control pod; and a plurality of gripping arms for engagement and disengagement with the latching surface to selectively connect and disconnect the control pod from the oilfield structure in response to movement of the latchdown actuator.