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Accessory for yachts

US4699074A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJun 16, 1986
Grant dateOct 13, 1987
Priority date
Expiry dateJun 16, 2006

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB66D1/7463
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An accessory or an accessory mount for yachts comprises a device having an integral supporting leg which is adatped to locate in the handle receiving socket of a winch and be releasably locked in the winch. The locking device comprises a locking plate provided at the lower end of a post which passes upwardly through the leg and which is rotatable about its longitudinal axis to rotate the locking plate to and from an operative position in which it traps the leg against being pulled out of the handle receiving socket. The post which is preferably made of steel projects upwardly beyond the leg to provide a spigot mounting for an accessory or accessory platform.

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