Kenter shackle

A Kenter shackle for anchor chains, said Kenter shackle having at least two half elements which can be coupled to one another and a coupling piece element that can be inserted between the half elements, said Kenter shackle comprising:

• said at least two half elements, each have an L-shaped or J-shaped configuration, in which external toothing with a plurality of parallel toothing planes, one above another, is formed at an end of a short connecting leg, and in which a receiving chamber is formed at an end of a long connecting leg, which receiving chamber has internal toothing having a plurality of parallel toothing planes, one above another, in which the external toothing of the short connecting leg engages, the connecting legs being connected to one another via a curved clasp;
• wherein the receiving chamber in the long leg is widened by at least one of:
• a shortening of the short leg thereby lowering an end face of the external toothing of the short leg;
• and
• a cavity above an uppermost toothing plane of the plurality of parallel toothing planes of the internal toothing facing the clasp;
• and
• wherein in the uppermost toothing plane of the plurality of parallel toothing planes, outer flanks of the internal toothing continue in the direction of the clasp and run out in a rounding on a roof of the cavity.