Boat cleat assembly
AssigneeGEM Products, Inc.
InventorsRafael Cleveland, Jason Sarnowski
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Abstract
A movable cleat assembly is provided. The movable cleat includes a support base, a face plate positioned adjacent the support base and a retractable cleat. The retractable cleat includes a handle portion and at least one leg extending through the support base and the face plate. The face plate further includes an edge that is adapted to deform or otherwise embed a portion of itself into a boat when installed. At least one of the support base and face plate includes at least one tube to receive the leg therein. The at least one tube is composed of a corrosion-proof material.
Claims19
A movable cleat assembly comprising:
- a support base;
- a face plate positioned adjacent the support base;
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- a retractable cleat having a handle portion and at least one leg extending through the support base and the face plate,
- at least one of the support base and face plate including at least one tube to receive the leg therein, the at least one tube composed of a corrosion-proof material.
A movable cleat assembly comprising:
- a support base including at least on tube;
- a face plate positioned adjacent the support base, the face plate being a separate component from the support base;
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- a retractable cleat having a handle portion and at least one leg extending through the support base and the face plate and into the at least one tube.
The movable cleat assembly wherein the two tubes are integral with the support base.
A cleat assembly comprising:
- a support base having an upper surface and a lower surface, the lower surface extending along a lower plane;
- a face plate positioned adjacent the upper surface of the support base, the face plate being a separate component from the support base and including an edge portion extending along an edge plane which is located below the lower plane;
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- a cleat having a handle portion and at least one leg extending from the handle portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.