Patent ID: 8646755

Claim:
A wildcat ( 1 ) for a windlass for dropping down or hoisting an anchor for a marine vehicle, wherein the anchor being coupled to an end of a chain ( 3 ) having inter-engaged horizontal links ( 5 ) and vertical links ( 6 ), comprising a hole ( 4 ) formed at the center of the wildcat for engaging a shaft to the hole for rotating the wildcat ( 1 ), a bearing surface ( 12 ) being radially remote from the center of the wildcat ( 1 ) for transferring chain links ( 5 , 6 ) there over, horizontal link housings ( 7 ) and vertical link housings ( 8 ) each provided one after another along the bearing surface ( 12 ) for housing each respective chain link, the housings ( 7 , 8 ) having forms matching contours of each respective chain link, wherein each of the horizontal link housings ( 7 ) comprises flaps ( 9 ) extending out of the housing in a radial direction, wherein the wildcat ( 1 ) is made of a plastic material, wherein the wildcat ( 1 ) comprises lateral surfaces ( 13 ) located oppositely on each side of the bearing surface ( 12 ) and discs ( 2 ) fitted to each lateral surface ( 13 ), and wherein each of the discs ( 2 ) comprises an inner surface ( 14 ) facing the wildcat ( 1 ) and the inner surfaces ( 14 ) comprise protrusions ( 16 ) provided annularly between a pair of the flaps for supporting the flaps ( 9 ).