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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 1980
Filed:
Feb. 05, 1979
Applicant:
Inventor:
Seymour Vall, Manhattan, NY (US);
Assignee:
Falcon Safety Products, Inc., Mountainside, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
1141 / ; 1141 / ;
Abstract
A self steerer for use in sailing vessels is described. The device comprises a balance reel and associated control lines. The steerer balance reel is mounted on the tiller and uses both sail and rudder corrections simultaneously to keep the boat on a preselected course.