Patent ID: 6973892

Claim:
A quick disconnect coupler in combination with an inflatable towable water vehicle having a towing connection and a towing water vehicle having a towing line, the coupler comprising: a body member attached to the towing connection of the inflatable towable water vehicle; a selectively movable arm having a first end pivotally attached to the body member and a second end releasably attached to the body member at a point spaced from the first end, the arm being movable between a closed position wherein the second end of the arm engages the body member and secures the towing line to the body member, and an open position wherein the arm pivots out of engagement with the body member and releases the towing line from the body member and a selectively movable locking pin attached to the body member and being movable between a locked position wherein the pin is disposed to engage and secure the second end of the arm, and a released position wherein the pin is retracted from engagement with the second end of the arm.