Shroud slap stopping mechanism
OwnerCarl H. Woodcockinventor
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Abstract
Apparatus to stop the slapping of halyards against a mast includes a ring or other halyard encircling member lightly engagable with the halyard. A cleat or other line securing member is affixed to a shroud located outboard of the mast and halyards. A pulley or other line entraining means is affixed to the halyard above the line securing member. A line is tied to the ring entrained outward through the pulley and downward to the cleat where it is tied. Light tension in the line is sufficient to prevent halyard slap as a result of interruption of the resonance of the halyard.
Claims11
Apparatus for preventing the slapping of a movable rigging line against a mast, along which the rigging line extends, including:
- a member for movably engaging the movable rigging line intermediate the ends of the run thereof along the mast,
- a further line connected to the movably engaging member, and
- means directing the further line laterally away from the mast under light tension, whereby the rigging line is freely movable longitudinally without interference from the movably engaging member.
Apparatus for the prevention of the slapping of a halyard against a mast including a line securing member affixed to a shroud, a line entraining member affixed to the shroud above the line securing member, a line tied to the line securing member and entrained upward generally parallel to the shroud and through the line entraining member, the line extending towards the halyard and to a halyard encircling means lightly engaging the halyard and effective to interrupt resonation of the halyard.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.