Braking device for the boom of a sail boat
AssigneeWichard
InventorSebastien Tardif
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Abstract
The invention relates to a braking device (4) for braking the boom of a sail boat, comprising a body (12) with fixation means (5) mainly to the boom or a control rope, and means for braking a main rope (6) having its ends connected or guided at two points on both sides of the central longitudinal axis of the sail boat, characterised in that the braking means include at least a first passage opening (14, 15, 16) formed in the body (12) for a loop (20) of the main rope (6), and a second opening (18) formed in the body (12), essentially parallel with the first opening (14, 15, 16) and inside which protrudes a member (19) for retaining the loop (20) that passes around it.
Claims10
A braking device for a boom of a sail boat, comprising a body equipped with means of attachment, and with means of braking a main rope the ends of which are fixed or guided at two points positioned one on each side of a longitudinal central axis of the sail boat, wherein braking means comprise at least one first passage opening for a loop of the main rope, which opening is created in the body, and a second opening created in the body, substantially parallel to the first opening and into which there projects an element intended to retain the loop by passing the loop around it.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.