Apparatus for tensioning a sail
US5280763A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 4, 1992 |
| Grant date | Jan 25, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 4, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB63H9/065
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A sail tensioning device comprises a handle 70, an arm 73 and a tube 75 which fit together to form the device. The handle is fixed by a strip of webbing which fits in an opening 77 and is stitched to a sail to provide an anchor for the handle. The arm 73 fits in a cavity in the handle 70 to pivot about an intermediate point of the handle and urge the tube 76 against a batten (not shown), as the handle swivels about the anchor. Urging the batten in this way forces the batten against a remote end of a batten pocket to tension the sail.
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