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US 11,066,144 B1Granted
Tiller control for boats
OwnerHenry Sandersinventor
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Abstract
A tiller control for boats comprising a brake that holds a control line in a static position. In turn, the control line holds the tiller and rudder of the boat in a static position. The amount of pressure applied to the control line by the brake is adjustable. Pressure applied to the control line by the brake may be adjusted so that the tiller and rudder are held in a generally static position, but the tiller control can be manually overridden.
Claims10
A tiller control for boats, comprising:
- a brake, the brake comprising a control line braking sheave and a control line guide brake pressure plate;
- a first control line tensioning block;
- a second control line tensioning block;
- a spring biasing device, the spring biasing device spring biasing the first control line tensioning block and the second control line tensioning block toward each other.
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