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US 11,766,034 B2Granted
Rotating swivel assemblies for outriggers
AssigneeTaco Metals, Inc.
InventorPhilip J. Serocki
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Abstract
An outrigger assembly includes an outrigger tube with a longitudinal axis. A swivel ring is disposed on the outrigger tube. The swivel ring is rotatable with respect to the outrigger tube about the longitudinal axis. The swivel ring has a line guide for guiding an outrigger rigging line in a direction along the longitudinal axis.
Claims10
An outrigger assembly for a fishing vessel, the assembly comprising:
- an outrigger tube having a longitudinal axis and a base end;
- a continuous outrigger rigging line;
- a swivel ring disposed on said outrigger tube spaced from said base end, said swivel ring being freely rotatable with respect to said outrigger tube about said longitudinal axis for rotating into a low strain position based upon rocking of the fishing vessel on which the outrigger assembly is mounted, said swivel ring having a line guide for guiding said continuous outrigger rigging line, said continuous outrigger rigging line extending in a direction from said base end to said line guide and returning around said line guide in a direction back towards said base end.
An outrigger assembly for a fishing vessel, the assembly comprising:
- an outrigger tube having a longitudinal axis;
- continuous outrigger rigging lines;
- a swivel ring disposed on said outrigger tube, said swivel ring being freely rotatable with respect to said outrigger tube about said longitudinal axis for rotating into a low strain position based upon rocking of the fishing vessel on which the outrigger assembly is mounted, said swivel ring having line guides adjacent one another and being delimited from one another for each guiding a respective one of said continuous outrigger rigging lines in a direction along said longitudinal axis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.