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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 26, 2007
Applicant:
Greg W. Hartlemeier, Whitefish Bay, WI (US);
Inventor:
Greg W. Hartlemeier, Whitefish Bay, WI (US);
Assignee:
Harken, Inc., Pewaukee, WI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B 7/06 (2006.01); F16G 11/12 (2006.01); B63B 15/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An adjuster for use with a sailboat which permits rapid movement of a movable end with respect to an opposite fixed end. A threaded shaft extends through the adjuster and a rotating barrel in fixed to a nut engaging the shaft. A lock is positioned about a lower body of the adjuster and releasably engages the barrel. Engagement of the lock and the barrel permits barrel to be turned to change the length between the fixed and movable ends. Releasing engagement of the lock and the barrel permits the barrel to rotate freely about the shaft and permit rapid movement of the movable end with respect to the fixed end.