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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7344377 | System and device for improving the performance of a water skier in a slalom course A method, a system and a device used within such enhances the repeatability and overall performance of a person skiing through a water ski slalom course. The device is a series of markers positioned on the side of a ski boat which markings can be readily viewed by a... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7185873 | Bracket mounting structure of propeller shaft In a bracket mounting structure is disclosed for mounting a bracket holding a center bearing of a propeller shaft to a vehicle body member by bolts and nuts. The structure contains a bush collar formed in a cylindrical shape having a flange in an upper end, fitted t... | 03/06/2007 |
| 5623975 | Gas capsule filling and sealing process A cylindrical plug made of elastomeric material is introduced into a cylindrical cartridge. The rim of the cartridge is swagged-in to reduce the diameter of its opening to one-third of the cartridge internal diameter and of the closely matching plug exter... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5471907 | Marine steering apparatus A fluid power apparatus is connected to a pressurized fluid supply and a conventional helm pump controlled by the helm of a vessel to shift the rudder. The apparatus comprises an actuator cylinder connectable to the rudder, and a servo cylinder and a main... | 12/05/1995 |
| 5289756 | Marine steering apparatus A fluid power apparatus is connected to a pressurized fluid supply and a conventional helm pump controlled by the helm of a vessel to shift the rudder. The apparatus comprises an actuator cylinder connectable to the rudder, and a servo cylinder and a main... | 03/01/1994 |
| 5115755 | Quick attachment release jib handling and stowage system A sail magazine and rigging device for automatically rigging and stowing a stay sail, comprising a elongated flat member having a spear-shaped blade section for catching and opening sail hanks and removing them from the stay. When used on a properly confi... | 05/26/1992 |
| 4479287 | Eye hole for roping reinforced by grommet metal fittings as in sheet-like articles In reinforcing an eye hole for roping of a sheet-like article by setting grommet metal fittings therein, there is formed an incised hole nearly equal in diameter to the outer diameter of the cylindrical portion of a male grommet, and the tongues covering ... | 10/30/1984 |
| 4444144 | Jib shackle In the depicted embodiment, the jib shackle comprises a two-section body having converging arms extending therefrom. The sections of the body are relatively rotatable, about the axis of the body, to move the converging limbs into and out of proximity with... | 04/24/1984 |
| 4428317 | Reinforced opening A reinforced opening for sail cloth, tarpaulins, tent material, awnings and the like sheet material comprising a bead surrounding the opening comprised of a rigid ring positioned about the opening and enfolded within material bounding the opening and a li... | 01/31/1984 |
| 4407212 | Tack hook assembly for sail boats A tack hook assembly comprises at least one lateral member and an associated resilient member which enables one to forceably attach and detach a fastener device by use of only one hand. The assembly is particularly suitable for sailboat racing to permit e... | 10/04/1983 |
| 4357889 | Sail handling apparatus Sail handling apparatus comprises an elongate guide element, e.g. a rod or a cable, located along a path along which a tie locating an edge portion of a sail is required to move during sail handling operations. The tie is attached to the guide element by ... | 11/09/1982 |
| 4263861 | Sailing craft In a sailing craft, in which the foot of a sail is attached to a yard pivoted on a boom, itself pivoted on the mast, this sail, provided to be of single or double-thickness, preferably comprising a sectioned front edge, restraints are provided for selecti... | 04/28/1981 |
| 4236409 | Device for indicating optimum sail position An indicator for indicating the optimum angular position of a sail which is adapted to be rotated in various positions relative to a wind, and wherein the position of the sail may be represented by a polar curve comprising a laminar zone, a drop-off zone,... | 12/02/1980 |
| 4123900 | Coupling device A coupling or chain connector device is disclosed comprising a first coupling member cooperable with a second coupling member. The second coupling member has a tortuous path between the inner and the outer regions thereof. The tortuous path comprises a fi... | 11/07/1978 |
| 4075966 | Spring biased snap hook and method A spring biased snap hook having a body fabricated from a developed sheet metal blank. The body has a pair of recessed areas extending inwardly from one edge thereof and this one edge also includes locking member receiving areas spaced longitudinally ther... | 02/28/1978 |
| 4026229 | Leech line locking device A leech line cleat comprises a plate member having a lengthwise through-running slot therein in which the edge of a sail is entered and fastened. The plate member has a further path therein through which a leech line is passed, and a locking device, such ... | 05/31/1977 |
