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US 2018/0346084 A1Published application
Center pivot adjustable oarlock
AssigneeTruearc LLC
InventorJIM MITCHELL
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Abstract
The invention relates to a center-axis oarlock and methods of providing constant gearing throughout the arc of an oar in a boat or shell.
Claims14
A center pivot adjustable oarlock, comprising:
- an oar housing, the oar housing comprised of a plurality of elongated support members defining an enclosed aperture and configured to receive an oar, and a hinged access gate connected to the plurality of elongated support members for opening and closing the aperture;
- a top mounting pin, the top mounting pin comprising an elongated vertically-oriented cylinder connected at a first end to an upper center portion of the oar housing and extending away from the aperture, an upper bushing connected to the top mounting pin, the upper bushing configured to connect to an upper rigger connection;
- and,
- a bottom mounting pin, the bottom mounting pin comprising an elongated vertically-oriented cylinder in the same axis as the top mounting pin and connected to a lower center portion of the oar housing and extending away from the aperture in a direction opposite to the top mounting pin, a lower bushing connected to the bottom mounting pin, the lower bushing configured to connect to a lower rigger connection.
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