Oarlock
OwnerDouglas P. Busheyinventor
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Abstract
An oarlock that is designed to be used with an oar-right. It is an oarlock that has a pin for securing the oarlock in an oar holder or gunwale of a boat. A U-shaped bracket is attached to the pin. There is a formed piece that has a cylindrical upper portion and a lower squared portion that is secured to the U-shaped bracket. An oar fits into the cylindrical upper portion and the oar-right fits into the lower squared portion of the formed member. The U-shaped bracket can rotate on the pin, which means that the oarlock can rotate 360 degrees and the formed member is free to pivot between the arms of the U-shaped bracket. Because the formed piece is a closed member, the oar cannot come out of the oarlock no matter how much the oar maybe moved or jostled by rough water, nor can the oar rotate on its own axis.
Claims12
An oarlock comprising:
- a) a pin that has a lower threaded portion;
- b) a U-shaped bracket, that has a base and has two spaced-apart arms that extend upwardly from the base;
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- c) a formed member, said formed member being a one-piece member having a curved upper portion, and a squared lower portion, said formed member being pivotably attached to the two spaced-apart arms of the U-shaped bracket.
An oarlock for an oar, having a member having rectangular shank attached to the bottom of the oar, comprising:
- a) a pin that has a lower threaded portion;
- b) a U-shaped bracket, that has a base and has two spaced-apart arms that extend upwardly from the base;
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- c) a formed member, said formed member being a one-piece member having a curved upper portion, and a squared lower portion, said formed member being pivotably attached to the two spaced-apart arms of the U-shaped bracket, whereby said oar is positioned in said curved upper portion and said rectangular shank is positioned in said squared lower portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.