Ships – Sail or control means therefor – Specific sail structure or arrangement
Patent
1991-02-22
1991-11-19
Swinehart, Ed
Ships
Sail or control means therefor
Specific sail structure or arrangement
114102, B63H 906
Patent
active
050656864
ABSTRACT:
A batten compression adjustment fitting for use in adjusting the compression of a batten in the sail of a sailboat includes a housing having a batten receptacle that is adapted to receive a batten and a compression adjustment assembly receptacle that is adapted to receive a compression adjustment assembly. The compression adjustment assembly includes an adjustment screw, a traveler that encircles and is freely movable along the adjustment screw and a lock nut that threadably engages the adjustment screw. The traveler has a batten contacting portion that extends into the batten receptacle so as to contact the batten. Upon appropriate operation of the adjustment screw, the lock nut moves along the adjustment screw, thereby causing the traveler to also move and apply a compressive force, via the batten contacting portion, to the batten positioned in the batten receptacle.
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patent: 4602585 (1986-07-01), Hackney
patent: 4823720 (1989-04-01), Foster
patent: 5012755 (1991-05-01), Lockhart et al.
Technical Drawing of Series 300 Batten Car from LEWMAR dated 1/25/91.
Mainsail Slides, Sail Fittings and Batten Pockets, Product Brochure from RONDAL, Marine Hardware, p. 22, date unknown.
"News from Bainbridge/Aquabatten"; Round Batten Compression Fittings by SDA, 6/90.
Drawing of Batten Tensioner Attached to Frederiksen Car Part. No. S103S, SWL 1475 KG, BL 2950 KG, date unknown.
"Pressure-Absorbing Slides Designed for Use With Full Length Battens"; Product Brochure from Harken, date unknown.
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