Ball lock release mechanism

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1988-02-01

1989-05-30

Basinger, Sherman D.

Buoys, rafts, and aquatic devices

Buoy

With means to call buoy to surface

441 7, 441 24, 441 33, B63B 2208

Patent

active

048346845

ABSTRACT:
An instrumentation package and float are releasably joined to an anchor by connector that holds the float and anchor together until the anchor impacts the ocean bottom. Upon impact, the inertia of the float and package cause a connector shaft to continue downward motion so that an inwardly biased ball is displaced from a lateral opening in a coaxially located connector housing. After the ball clears the retainer hole and is displaced into a lateral bore in the shaft and after the downward inertial travel of the float and package have stopped, the float pulls the shaft free from the connector housing to suspend the package a predetermined distance below the float via a supporting lanyard. An anchoring lanyard is provided to hold the instrumentation package a predetermined length above the anchor so that it is located a set distance above the ocean bottom.

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patent: 3721462 (1973-03-01), Pawlitzki
patent: 4571788 (1986-02-01), Bruengger

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