Patent ID: 8851003
Filing Date: 2014-10-07
Classification: B63B,B63H,F16G

Abstract:
1. A halyard lock for maintaining tension on a halyard, comprising: a housing having an internal space and configured to receive a ball that moves along a path through the housing, the ball being operably connected to the halyard; a latch rotatably disposed in the housing, the latch configured to rotate between at least an engaged position in which the latch allows movement of the ball, and a locked position in which at least a surface of the latch receives the ball and impedes the ball from further movement, such that the halyard is tensioned in the locked position; and a spring-loaded trigger independently rotatably disposed within the housing and having at least first and second surfaces arranged on different sides of the trigger, the second surface of the trigger configured to contact the latch in the engaged position, and the first surface configured to contact the latch and position the latch for receiving the ball in the locked position.