Self-releasing traveler and cam cleat
OwnerHans M. Fogh, Evert J. Bastetinventors
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Abstract
A traveler for a sailboat having a track way and a traveler car moving to and fro along the track way and attachments on the traveler for attaching control ropes on either side thereof for controlling the position thereof from either side of the sailboat, and cleats on either side of the traveler for fastening the control ropes on either side thereof, and cleat releasers on the traveler car, being movable relative to the cleats, and being operable in response to movement of the traveler car to release the cleats on one side of the traveler, while leaving the cleats on the other side of the traveler undisturbed. Also disclosed is a cam cleat having a cam cleat releaser movable relative thereto for opening of the cam cleat from a remote location.
Claims19
A traveler for use in sailboats and the like, adapted to move to and fro along a fixed track way located in the sailboat, and being controlled from opposite sides by two respective control ropes by means of which it may be positioned at various different positions along the track way, said traveler comprising:
- traveler car means for moving to and fro along said track way and adapted for carrying a block thereon for tensioning of a third rope therethrough in two opposite directions across a said sailboat;
- cleat means mounted on opposite sides of said traveler car means, said cleat means being adapted to releasably engage respective said control ropes, said cleat means and said block being movable relative to one another along the direction of said track way, and,
- cleat releasing means mounted on said traveler car means, and connected to be responsive to relative movement between said cleat means and said block to move between respective cleat engaging and disengaging positions.
A remotely operable cam cleat of the type used for securing ropes on a sailboat, and the like, said cam cleat having at least one locking cam member movable in a predetermined plane, into and out of engagement with a rope whereby to jam the rope and secure it, said cam cleat including cam releasing means movable independently of said at least one locking cam member, along a predetermined path in a plane parallel to the plane of movement of said locking cam member into and out of engagement with said at least one locking cam member, and means for operating said cam releasing means, whereby said locking cam member may be disengaged from said rope.
A releasable cam cleat of the type used for securing ropes on a sailboat, and the like, said cam cleat having at least one clamping cam movable between a rope releasing and a rope clamping position, and a cam releasing member mounted for movement between cam engaging and disengaging positions, said cam being movable independently of said cam releasing member when the same is disengaged from said cam, movement of said cam releasing member into engagement with said cam, moving said cam into its rope releasing position as aforesaid.
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