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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:
Feb. 19, 1991
Filed:
Feb. 02, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
Frank H Cooper, Ventura, CA (US);
Donald E Watkins, Ventura, CA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
114 392 ; 114 91 ;
Abstract
An improved uphauler assembly for use in facilitating the uphauling of a sail of a sailboard by a user wearing a harness including a harness hook. The assembly includes an uphauler rope or line formed in a large loop having a small loop at one end. The large loop is held in a pulley affixed near the front of the boom. The smaller loop is placed in the harness hook, and one end of the large loop is pulled, thereby raising the sail from the surface of the water with only half the force necessary with the usual method. An elastic cord retracts the assembly against the front of the mast when the unit is not in use.