Safety release boat trapeze hook

In a trapeze system including a trapeze line connected to a ring, and a harness worn by a sailor, the improvement comprising:

• a frame attached to said harness, said frame including a slide channel and associated latch slots;
• a hook assembly including a slider having edges which slide within said slide channel and tongues insertable within said slots to lock said slider to said frame;
• a hook secured at one end to said slider;
• a latch release plate overlying said slider and secured thereto for movement towards and away therefrom;
• spring means interposed between said latch release plate and said hook to normally resiliently urge said latch release plate towards said slider and maintain said tongues within said slots;
• a tab on said latch release plate for effecting manual movement of said latch release plate away from said slider to release said tongues from said slots to free said tongues from said slots whereby said slider may be withdrawn from said frame;
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• restraining strap means releasably retaining said hook to said ring.