Patent · US Expired

Retractable boat cleat

US5301627A · kind A · utility

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7References
5Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 27, 1993
Grant dateApr 12, 1994
Priority date
Expiry dateAug 27, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB63B21/045
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A cleat assembly having a base plate for receiving the cleat of the assembly. The base plate has a body portion for receiving the shank of the cleat and a pair of slots for receiving a pin carried by the shank. A single "W" shaped spring engages one of the ends of the pin and is operative to alternately hold the cleat in its exposed operative position or in its depressed inoperative position.

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