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US 9,003,993 B1Granted
Nautical line pad and method
AssigneeFjord, Inc.
InventorEdward Ratigan
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Abstract
A pad for protecting nautical sails from the rigging including a material having a soft outer surface and an inner surface with hook and loop material attached to the material. The pad also includes a restraint attached to the inner surface of the material and a strap engaged by the restraint. A method of using the described pad to protect sails and other fabrics is also provided.
Claims13
A pad for engaging nautical lines comprising:
- a fabric with an outer surface and an inner surface, a hook material, and loop material, said hook and loop materials attached to said fabric, a tube defining a slit, a strap holding said tube, a restraint, said restraint attached to said inner surface, and said strap engaged by said restraint.
A pad for engaging nautical lines comprising:
- a non-marking fabric with an outer surface of lamb's wool and an inner surface, a strip of hook material, said strip of hook material attached to said inner surface, a strip of loop material, said strip of loop material attached to said outer surface, a zip tie, a restraint, said restraint attached to said inner surface, and said zip tie engaged by said restraint, an elastomeric tube, said tube defining a slit, said tube held by said zip tie, and said tube extending the length of said pad whereby engaging nautical lines with said pad reduces sail chafe.
A method of enclosing a nautical line comprising the steps of:
- a) providing a pad comprising a fabric having an outer surface with loop material attached and an inner surface with hook material connected, a restraint attached to the inner surface, a strap affixed to the restraint, and a tube defining a slit;
- b) inserting the nautical line into the tube;
- c) securing the tube with the strap;
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- d) enclosing the nautical line in the pad.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.