Safety release device for a sailing vessel harness

摘要

A quick release coupling 1 for attaching a trapeze harness worn by a crew member to a vessel including a base plate with apertures or other features for attaching the coupling to the harness fabric structure, and a downward facing fork 2, attached rotatably 3 in one or more planes to the base plate. A shorter first leg of the fork forms a hook which is passed over and through a loop 6 tethered to the vessel. The longer second leg of the fork is trapped by a retention lever 4, which is held in position by a locking lever 5. The locking lever blocks 4 against rotation relative to the base plate and the first leg of the fork is maintained in a hooking position. In an emergency, releasing the locking lever and releasing the retention lever will free the second leg of the fork allowing it to rotate and allow the loop to slip free.