Patent ID: 8047590

Claim:
An underwater load release device for a deployable underwater load comprising: a fixed support member having a first hinge end and a second fixed end, a rotating member connected to the first hinge end, the rotating member initially held in a closed position by a rotatable bail along a mid-portion of the fixed support member to hold the underwater load, the load being released when the bail is rotated into an open bail position, the bail initially held in the closed position by a galvanic timed release link, the galvanic link applying a predetermined bail tension to the bail from near the first hinge end during load deployment, an adjustable extension spring for applying a predetermined back tension to the bail from the second fixed end of the support member during the load deployment, where the bail tension is equal to or greater than the back tension, the galvanic release link corroding over a predetermined timed release when immersed underwater whereby the back tension overrides the bail tension of the galvanic link so that the bail rotates into the open bail position and the rotating member then rotates into an open load position, thereby releasing the load.