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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 04, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2008
Richard Horan, Belle Harbor, NY (US);
Joel Miller, Newton Center, MA (US);
Richard Horan, Belle Harbor, NY (US);
Joel Miller, Newton Center, MA (US);
Other;
Abstract
An improved oar that has an oarlock assembly, which holds the main oar shaft and parallel link in line with each other while allowing them to pivot fore and aft and up and down; an oar shaft; a parallel link; and a knuckle. The knuckle positions the handle via a sleeve, and the parallel link that is positioned by a pivot on the end of an arm. Additionally, there is a universal joint between the oar shaft and the handle, in line with the parallel link pivot, that allows the blade to be feathered while keeping the handle perpendicular to the rowing shell at every point in the stroke.