Ships – Spars – Masts and masting
Patent
1982-01-27
1984-05-15
Blix, Trygve M.
Ships
Spars
Masts and masting
114 99, 114364, 114221R, 248538, B63B 1500
Patent
active
044481438
ABSTRACT:
This invention is a removable and buoyant sail cradle for use on small sailboats having detachable masts and booms such as the commercially available AMF All-Court Sunfish such that the sail cradle has a stem having a hollow first end which inserts within the mast hole of a sailboat after the mast has been removed where the first end has an upper and lower portion such that the lower portion is watertightly sealed by an inserted cap and the upper portion is sealed by a second end of the sail cradle where the second end extends above the deck and has a cradle portion has a C-type ring having the open portion facing away from the stem and upward for captivating receipt of the detached mast, boom and furled sail above the deck of a sailboat while in transit. The device also doubles in utility as a sealed flotation device in the event that the boat is capsized while in use.
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Blix Trygve M.
Brahan Thomas J.
Malloy John Cyril
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