Sail boom clamp
AssigneeNeil Pryde Limited
InventorsKlaus Schmidtkunz, Raymond Vandijk
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Abstract
A sail boom clamp has two opposing jaws (22) and (23) which fit around a mast (2) in use to hold a sail boom in position. The effective separation of the jaws (22) and (23) can be altered by cooperation between a foot 40 on an underside of the jaw (23) and steps in an arcuate wedge (41). The wedge is moved to present different of the steps to the press against the foot (40) in use to hold the jaw in different positions relative to a body (20). The jaws are closed and held closed by an over-center clamping arrangement consisting of a handle (26) and a wire loop (24).
Claims11
A sail boom clamp for connecting a boom to a mast, the clamp comprising a body having means to connect to the boom, opposing jaws pivotably mounted to the body, a releasable closure for closing the jaws together firmly to and around the mast, in which the closure means is anchored to the body and arranged to close the jaws by pulling a free end of the one jaw towards the body and towards the other jaw, and adjustment means arranged to support one of the jaws in different positions relative to the body to alter the effective separation between the jaws.
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