Tiller
AssigneeReecher Marine AB
InventorCalle Tullstedt
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a tiller (10) for a boat and in particular a sailboat, which tiller comprises a base section (12) arranged to be attached to a rudder or a rudder stock of a boat, a tiller extension (56) provided with a free end that a person will grip when steering the boat,—an articulated section (16) provided between the base section (12) and the tiller extension (56) and having a generally vertical turning axis (30, 44; 208; 324), in order to angle the tiller extension in relation to the base section, and—a releasable locking mechanism (36, 50; 90, 92, 94; 206, 216, 224; 336, 338) for releasably locking the tiller extension in different angles in relation to the base section.
Claims16
Tiller (10) for a boat and in particular a sailboat, which tiller comprises
- a base section (12) arranged to be attached to a rudder or a rudder stock of a boat,
- a tiller extension (56) provided with a free end that a person will grip when steering the boat,
- an articulated section (16) provided between the base section (12) and the tiller extension (56) and having a generally vertical turning axis (30, 44;
- 208;
- 324), in order to angle the tiller extension in relation to the base section, and
- a releasable locking mechanism (36, 50;
- 90, 92, 94;
- 206, 216, 224;
- 336, 338) for releasably locking the tiller extension in different angles in relation to the base section.
324) is attached to the base section, and one element (18, 40;
- 202, 212;
- 302, 306) provided with the turning axis (30, 44;
- 208;
- 324) is attached to the tiller extension, wherein the releasable locking mechanism comprises a number of form-locking elements (34, 36;
- 206, 216;
- 310, 338) provided on the two elements, and comprises a movable locking element (50;
- 224;
- 330, 336) arranged to releasably engage with the form-locking elements (34, 36).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.