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US 7,670,201 B2Granted
Adjustable rigging system for a rowing boat
OwnerJonathan Winterinventor
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Abstract
An adjustable rigging system for a boat including a bracket adapted to connect to an outboard end portion of a stay mechanism for a boat, the bracket including a top hole and a bottom hole, wherein an axis is defined between a center of the top hole and a center of the bottom hole, a pin extending along the axis including two ends, each end removably connected to the bracket adjacent to one of the top and bottom holes, and wherein the location of at least one of the top and the bottom holes is adjustable to change a pitch of the axis and the pin.
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An adjustable rigging system for a boat, comprising:
- a bracket adapted to connect to an outboard end portion of a stay mechanism for a boat, said bracket comprising a top hole and a bottom hole, wherein an axis is defined between a center of the top hole and a center of the bottom hole;
- at least one pitch adjuster removably connected to said bracket and including one of the top hole and the bottom hole;
- a pin extending along said axis including two ends, each end removably connected to said bracket adjacent to one of the top and bottom holes;
- and
- wherein a location of at least one of the top and the bottom holes is adjustable to change a pitch of said axis and said pin.
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An adjustable rigging system for a boat, comprising:
- a bracket adapted to connect to an outboard end portion of a stay mechanism for a boat, said bracket comprising a top hole and a bottom hole, wherein an axis is defined between a center of the to hole and a center of the bottom hole;
- a pin extending along said axis including two ends, each end removably connected to said bracket adjacent to one of the top and bottom holes;
- wherein a location of at least one of the top and the bottom holes is adjustable to change a pitch of said axis and said pin;
- wherein said bracket further comprises a top pitch adjuster removably connected to said bracket and including the top hole and a bottom pitch adjuster removably connected to said bracket and including the bottom hole;
- and
- wherein at least one of the top and bottom holes is off-center with respect to a center of the respective pitch adjuster.
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An adjustable rigging system for a boat, comprising:
- a bracket adapted to connect to an outboard end portion of a stay mechanism for a boat, said bracket comprising a top support member and a bottom support member, each support member including a support hole;
- one or more pitch adjusters each including a pitch hole, wherein at least a first one of said pitch adjusters is at least partially inserted in one of said support holes;
- a pin removably connected between the top support member and the bottom support member;
- wherein a center of said support hole in the top support member and a center of said support hole in the bottom support member define a support axis;
- and
- wherein a center of the pitch hole of the first one of said pitch adjusters is along a pitch axis.
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A rigging system for a boat, comprising:
- a stay mechanism for spacing at least one pin at a pre-determined distance from the boat, said stay mechanism including one or more outboard end portions;
- a first bracket comprising top and bottom rigid support members spaced apart from each other by a first distance, each of said top and bottom rigid support members of said first bracket including a first hole, said first holes in said first bracket defining a first axis;
- a second bracket, comprising top and bottom rigid support members spaced apart from each other by a second distance, each of said top and bottom rigid support members of said second bracket including a second hole, said second holes in said second bracket defining a second axis;
- wherein said first and second holes are located in said first and second brackets, respectively, such that said first axis is at a different angle than said second axis;
- wherein a selected one of the first and second brackets is releasably secured to at least one of the outboard end portions;
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- wherein a pin is secured to the selected one of the first and second brackets along the first or second axis of the selected one of the first and second brackets.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.