Combination pad eye and fairlead device

A combination pad eye and fairlead device comprising:

• a) an annular ring having an inner and outer diameter, and
• b) a plurality of legs protruding from said annular ring at spaced locations so as to be able to support said annular ring, in an orientation parallel to, or canted at a predetermined angle to, a surface onto which said legs rest upon and
• c) a base comprising of an upper structural body of a sailboat traveler car,
• whereby (a) a line or multiple lines can be attached around the said inner and said outer diameter of said annular ring with a knot or other means of attachment so that said annular ring functions as a pad eye, (b) said inner and said outer diameters of said annular ring can independently and simultaneously redirect another line or lines by providing a point of contact between said lines and said annular ring to deflect and redirect said lines in the function of a fairlead (c) the surfaces on the outside of said legs protruding from said annular ring create physical barriers to restrain the side to side movement of said lines around the perimeter of said annular ring so as to create regions of separation between the pad eye and fairlead functions of uses and (d) said combination pad eye and fairlead device is mounted to or made integral to said base comprising of said upper structural body of said sailboat traveler car.

A combination pad eye and fairlead device comprising:

• a) an annular ring comprising of an outer diameter and an inner bore,
• b) whereas the geometry of said annular ring is created by a surface of revolution revolved about an axis passing through the center of, and orthogonal to, the diameter of said inner bore,
• c) and whereas said surface of revolution revolved about said axis is created by a closed curve, with the perimeter of said closed curve comprised of only convex curvatures,
• d) and whereas said inner bore of said annular ring has no protrusions, steps, or bottom projecting inward from the walls of said inner bore, thus allowing a line or rope to pass unrestricted through the entirety of said inner bore,
• e) a plurality of legs protruding from said annular ring at spaced locations so as to be able to support said annular ring in an orientation parallel to, or canted at a predetermined angle to, a surface onto which said legs rest upon, whereby (a) a line or multiple lines can be passed through said inner bore and around said outer diameter of said annular ring with a knot or other means of attachment so that said annular ring functions as a pad eye, (b) said inner bore and said outer diameter of said annular ring can independently and simultaneously redirect another line or lines by providing a point of contact between said lines and said annular ring to deflect and redirect said lines in the function of a fairlead (c) the surfaces on the outside of said legs protruding from said annular ring create physical barriers to restrain the side to side movement of said lines around the perimeter of said annular ring so as to create regions of separation between the pad eye and fairlead functions of uses,
• f) and whereas said outer diameter of said annual ring, and the outer surfaces of said plurality of legs protruding from said annular ring, are free from any protruding horns or appendages so as to minimize snag hazards of objects dragged over the exterior of said combination pad eye and fairlead device.