Rod kicker for a sailing vessel rig

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1990-11-06

1992-05-26

Swinehart, Edwin L.

Ships

Apparatus held by or attached to rider to control sailboard...

Foot strap means

114 99, 114 89, B63B 3500

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051157527

ABSTRACT:
A Rod Kicker: is disclosed for applying downhaul to a boom of a sailing rig. The rod kicker consists of two telescopically engaged elongate struts (4, 5). One end of one strut is secured to a mast (2) below the boom (3) and the remote end of the other strut (5) to the underside of the boom (3). A pulley system acts between the struts to enable the strut (5) to be retracted into the strut (4). A pawl and rack assembly locks the struts together to prevent the boom dropping when no lift is applied by the sail. Operation of the pulley system unlocks the pawl and rack to allow retraction.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4367688 (1983-01-01), Godfrey
patent: 4406240 (1983-09-01), Anderson
patent: 4539927 (1985-09-01), Foresman

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