Swivel assembly with braking for watersports equipment

A swivel assembly for use with a wakeboard rack or other watersports equipment, comprising:

• a bracket for securing the swivel assembly to a wakeboard rack or watersports equipment rack;
• a hub assembly mounted to the bracket, the hub assembly comprising:
• a spindle housed within the hub assembly, the spindle being rotatable about a central axis;
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• a braking mechanism within the hub assembly;
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• a switch, wherein the switch is manually operable to allow a user to control engagement and/or release of the braking mechanism.

A swivel assembly for watersports equipment on a watercraft, comprising:

• a bracket configured to secure the swivel assembly to a wakeboard rack or watersports equipment rack;
• a hub assembly secured to the bracket, the hub assembly including a housing base and a cover cap;
• a spindle housed within the hub assembly and rotatable about a central axis;
• roller bearings positioned between the spindle and the hub assembly to facilitate smooth rotation;
• a permanent magnet brake bore-mounted concentrically around the spindle within the hub assembly, wherein the permanent magnet brake provides magnetic holding force when no electrical power is applied and releases when electrical current counteracts the magnetic holding force;
• a battery housed within the hub assembly and electrically connected to the permanent magnet brake;
• a push button switch mounted directly on the hub assembly and operable to apply power from the battery to release the permanent magnet brake;
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• a shaft lock mechanism having a lower holding torque than the permanent magnet brake, whereby the shaft lock mechanism provides breakaway protection by disengaging before the permanent magnet brake under impact forces.