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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 26, 1994
Filed:
Sep. 21, 1992
Applicant:
Inventor:
Brian Clark, Kenmore, WA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
114 90 ;
Abstract
A windsurfer mast base collar which has a a collar supporting a pair of spring loaded detents that are self-releasing upon application of modest upward manual forces and self-engaging upon application of downward mast securing forces upon an upper load bearing surface of the collar. The relative positions of the force bearing elements of the collar and the mast base to which it is attached results in the detents being subjected primarily to compressive loads.