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Flexible joint for solid carbon rigging

US9120538B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

HALL SPARS, INC. · US

Inventors

Peter Levesque · Norwood, US
Eric R. D. Hall · Bristol, US
Thomas E. Derecktor · Fall River, US
Steven J. Winckler · Troy, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 15, 2013
Grant date	Sep 1, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 11, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB63B15/02
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

According to an embodiment, a sailboat includes a mast, and a spreader extending from the mast. The sailboat also includes a vertically extending stay spaced from the mast, and a diagonally extending stay coupled to the vertically extending stay and to the mast. The spreader engages the diagonally extending stay at a position above where the diagonally extending stay couples to the vertically extending stay. According to another embodiment, a rigging assembly includes a spreader configured to extend from a mast, a vertically extending stay, and a diagonally extending stay coupled to the vertically extending stay and configured to extend to the mast. The spreader engages the diagonally extending stay at a position above where the diagonally extending stay couples to the vertically extending stay.

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