Ships – Steering mechanism – Rudders
Patent
1982-09-17
1984-11-06
Blix, Trygve M.
Ships
Steering mechanism
Rudders
114218, B63H 2552
Patent
active
044805721
ABSTRACT:
A device that enhances the feel of a sailboat tiller when such tiller is manually attended, and that maintains any preselected position of such tiller when it is left unattended.
Novel clamping members are laterally disposed relative to one another on the transom portion of a sailboat, and releasably secure opposite ends of an elongate, elastomeric cord such that the cord lies tautly in a horizontal plane against such transom when no external force other than such clamping members is imparted thereto.
A combination wedge and roller element is fixedly secured to the underside of a conventional tiller, and either the roller or the wedge engages the cord, thereby elongating the cord, when the invention is in use. The roller element engages the cord when the tiller is attended to improve the feel of such tiller, and the wedge element engages the cord when the tiller is unattended, to thereby hold the tiller against substantial movement.
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Blix Trygve M.
Smith Ronald E.
Young Patrick W.
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