Tiller control device
AssigneeTechnical Consulting Associates LLC
InventorsSam Garofalo, James C. Sisco, Jr.
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A kit is provided which can be installed on a sailboat and used to selectively control the position of the tiller of the sailboat to allow the helmsman to leave the tiller unattended for a limited period of time. The kit is to be mounted on the transom of the sailboat and comprises: a mounting receiver adapted to be attached to the transom; an arm having a rearward end adapted to be attached to said mounting receiver and to extend forwardly therefrom and a forward end; and a saddle mount adapted to be attached to the forward end of said arm and having a u-shape adapted to receive a said tiller.
Claims5
A tiller control device for a boat having a tiller and a transom, said tiller control device comprising:
- a mounting receiver assembly attached to said transom, said mounting receiver assembly having an upwardly facing open slot;
- and
- an extension arm having a first end and a second end, a mounting plate selectively pivotally attached to said first end, said mounting plate received in the slot of the mounting receiver assembly in interlocking relationship with said mounting receiver assembly, said extension arm having a U-shaped saddle attached to said second end, said tiller held in said U-shaped saddle mount.
A tiller control kit for controlling the position of a tiller on a sailboat having a transom, said tiller control kit comprising:
- a mounting receiver assembly for attachment to said transom, said mounting receiver having a rearward plate and a forward plate in spaced apart parallel relationship, said forward plate having a notch therein;
- an extension arm having a first end and a second end;
- a mounting plate attached to said first end of said extension arm, said mounting plate sized to slidingly fit between said rearward plate and said forward plate of said mounting receiver;
- and
- a saddle attached to said second end of said extension arm and having a u-shape sized to receive said tiller.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.