McMillan Design (Sea Catch)
McMillan Design of Gig Harbor, Washington makes the Sea Catch Toggle Release, a stainless steel quick release for loads and lines under load, sold in over 48 countries.
Gig Harbor, WA · Company
About
Sea Catch originated in Alaska's Cook Inlet salmon set-net fishery in the mid-1980s, where a modified toggle-linkage device was used to release submerged nets from their anchors under load. Designer John McMillan developed it into the Sea Catch, and the first Sea Catch products were put into commercial use in November 1994.
The design is covered by US Pat. Nos. 5901990 and 8998280. Prototype testing was conducted with West Coast Wire Rope & Rigging, and finite element analysis was performed on the TR07 jaw in 1996. McMillan Design is the sole manufacturer of the Sea Catch and sells through dealers and directly.
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