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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7309039 | Fishing reel power device A fishing reel power device is characterized by a variable speed motor and adapter combination which can be used with a conventional fishing reel for automatically winding the same. The adapter includes either recesses for receiving the handle and counterweight of a... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7175162 | Screw driven hoist A hoist provides high mechanical advantage and accurate positioning, driven by hand or with a powered rotary implement such as a drill. The hoist includes flexible tension members, such as chains, cables or straps, for applying force and tension to a load. A load nu... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7065840 | Load binder A load binder for use in connection with a typical tie strap for securing a load for transport is provided. The load binder includes elements that are conformable to the shape of a particular load and which prevent the tie down from twisting upon itself. The load bi... | 06/27/2006 |
| 6848381 | Tension rod constructions and method of making A pultruded composite tension rod of hexagonal cross section is provided, as are larger composite rods made up of assemblies of smaller, nested-together parallel hexagonal tension rods that are re-pultruded together. A manufacturing process involving assembling and ... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6718898 | Shock absorber sailing system A resilient, shock absorption assembly that mounts between available sail rigging lines and a boat hull. In one assembly, a piston is resiliently biased relative to a housing and contained spring to permit reciprocating movement. Couplers at distal ends of the pisto... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6250242 | Mainstay rig The mainstay rig is an improved standing rig system for wind-powered vehicles that travel on water, snow, ice, land, or rail. Mainstay rig uses a mast at a rake and uses a vertical mainstay to support mainsail luff, which gives less disturbance of airflow... | 06/26/2001 |
| 5974999 | Mast footing for a windsurfing rig A mast footing having a tensioning device for the leading edge with the components which provide for a reduction of force being attached to the mast footing such that they may be detached. When the sail has been correctly trimmed, i.e., with the leading e... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5839385 | Tension applying device A device and methods to incrementally tension a line. The fixed end of the line is secured to a load and the free end is wrapped one-and-a-half times around and terminating between a pair of essentially parallel hooks that have the freedom to converge in ... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5575229 | Control tackle apparatus for a sailboard rig outhaul Tackle is provided to enable control of sail outhaul with one hand, while holding a windsurfing sail rig with the other. To avoid the use of jam cleats, pulleys and bungies, 3:1 ring cinches are used. A 3:1 ring cinch assembly is attached to right and lef... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5535692 | Adjustable sail head tensioning device, and methods of fabricating and utilizing same An adjustable sail head tensioning device for tensioning the head and upper leech of a windsurfing sail. The device allows the head and upper leech to twist off in strong winds; provides more power in light winds; and makes the sail easier to handle in st... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5394815 | Tool An adaptor for replacing the crank used with a manually operated nautical winch used on sail boats. The adaptor has a body shaped to correspond to the shape of the head of the usual crank that rotates the drum of the winch. This adaptor fits into the cran... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5239939 | Downhaul device A downhaul device for tensioning a sail attached to a mast. The device includes a lever having a cleat at one end. The lever is pivotally attached to a fulcrum which can be removably mounted on the base of the mast. A downhaul sheet attached to the sail i... | 08/31/1993 |
| 4977843 | Sail tensioning apparatus Self locking apparatus for quick and convenient tensioning of the luff of a sail of a sailboard. In a first embodiment, the tack of the sail is attached to the mastbase close to the hull of the sailboard and the head of the sail is attached to the apparat... | 12/18/1990 |
| 4875424 | Sailboard construction A sailboard is disclosed of the type having a mast pivotally connected to a board, a boom connected at one end to the mast and a sail tensioned by out haul and down haul lines. A down haul tie down mechanism is provided for receiving and securing the down... | 10/24/1989 |
| 4815407 | Rigging, in particular for a sail board Rigging for nautical or terrestrial craft comprising a sail (1) integral with a mast hinged to the craft. According to the invention, the sail (1) is stretched onto symmetrical uprights (2) which are themselves bent by a cable (7) tensioned by a hoist (10... | 03/28/1989 |
| 4815408 | Rigging clamp and guage A clamping device adapted to receive respectively in each of two linearly spaced members the distill end of a shroud line and a deck plate mount, the members being moveable along a threaded shaft to draw the distall end of the shroud line toward the deck ... | 03/28/1989 |
| 4807550 | Belaying clamp This invention relates to a belaying clamp for releasably fixing a stretching rope to the boom or mast base of a windsurfing craft. To permit the sail to be retrimmed with a relatively small effort and while the craft is on the water, the belaying clamp (... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4774901 | Sailboard construction A sailboard is disclosed of the type having a mast pivotally connected to a board, a boom connected at one end to the mast and a sail tensioned by out haul and down haul lines. A down haul tie down mechanism is provided for receiving and securing the down... | 10/04/1988 |
| 4773345 | Force amplifying device for winding a rope under tension A force amplifying device for stretching sail and riggings of a sailing device. The device includes a rope drive for winding up a rope under tension arranged in an elongated housing with the axis of the rope drum directed essentially perpendicular to a lo... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4696248 | Outhaul boom end part for sailboard boom assembly An outhaul boom end part for a sailboard boom assembly is molded integrally from plastic. The outhaul boom end part is generally U-shaped and includes a pair of tubular portions for attachment to the booms and a central portion. The central portion is pro... | 09/29/1987 |
| 4694769 | Method and apparatus for stepping a sailboat mast Stepping and tensioning of a pivotal mast by a single individual is effected by use of a coupling attached at one end to the hull and having structure for adjustable securing the free end of either the front or back stay thereto at selected length positio... | 09/22/1987 |
| 4407600 | Turnbuckle boot cover A boot cover for turnbuckles and the like has an upper cap portion that fits around a stay, and fits snugly over an elongated central portion that covers the entire turnbuckle. Both the upper cap portion and the elongated central portion are made of resil... | 10/04/1983 |
| 4280432 | Quick-release fitting for a sailboat stay A quick-release fitting for tensioning and untensioning a sailboat stay that extends between the hull and a mast of the sailboat. Upper and lower barrels are connected together by a release lever that is held in place by a quick-release pin. When the pin ... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4230306 | Self-tailing winch A self-tailing winch of the type having a stationary frame and a rotatable drum. The tail of the rope or sheet is held in a groove between a pair of toroidal shaped gripping diaphrams of elastomeric material. There is a free space between each diaphram an... | 10/28/1980 |
| 4224890 | Backstay tensioning device A self-contained tensioning device for adjusting the tension of a backstay cooperates with a bridle which connects the backstay to the transom of a sailboat. The device includes a pair of plates having sheaves rotatably mounted between the plates to form ... | 09/30/1980 |
| 4074892 | Plural bearing and sheave assembly A plurality of adjacent sheaves are disposed around a common shaft. Each sheave carries a plurality of ball bearings engaged between an inner race of the sheave and the shaft. The ball bearings in one sheave are exposed on one side and bear against an adj... | 02/21/1978 |
| 4056072 | System for trimming the mast of a sailing yacht A system for trimming the mast of a sailing yacht wherein the fore and aft stays of the mast are fixed to the top of the mast and extend downwardly to the hull to which they are connected by means of hydraulic cylinders, including pistons respectively con... | 11/01/1977 |
| 4044702 | High efficiency aerodynamic sail system for boats, and method for sailing A high efficiency aerodynamic sail system for boats comprises a triangular fabric sail pivotally suspended at its head from the apex of a tripod mast structure such that air impinging upon the luff of the sail is free from the turbulent wake of any upwind... | 08/30/1977 |
| 3996875 | Intregral hydraulic pump and wheel steering mechanism for sailboats An improvement in a steering assembly for navigating a boat, such as a sailboat, having a vertically movable centerboard and/or an adjustable backstay either or both of which are movable by a hydraulic means including a hydraulic pump whereby to raise or ... | 12/14/1976 |
