Flywheel actuated backstay tensioner
OwnerHenry Sandersinventor
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Abstract
A flywheel actuated device for tensioning a backstay cable of a sailboat has a flywheel that is connected to a turnbuckle. The turnbuckle is connected to a cable backstay of a sailboat. Rotation of the flywheel rotates the turnbuckle to increase or relax tension on the cable backstay. The diameter of the flywheel and the weight of the flywheel near an outer circumference of the flywheel allow the flywheel to store rotational energy and cause the flywheel to temporarily freewheel while the sailboat is under sail when a sufficient manual force is applied to the flywheel, which turns the frame of the turnbuckle and provides an initial tension to the cable backstay.
Claims11
A flywheel actuated backstay tensioner for tensioning a backstay cable of a sailboat, comprising:
- a turnbuckle connected to a backstay cable of the sailboat;
- a flywheel rotationally connected to a frame of the turnbuckle, wherein rotation of the flywheel rotates the frame of the turnbuckle to actuate screws that engage the frame of the turnbuckle, wherein the screws move toward each other upon rotation of the flywheel and frame of the turnbuckle and communicate with the backstay cable to tension the backstay cable.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.