Patent ID: 8091497
Filing Date: 2012-01-10
Classification: B63H

Abstract:
1. A mast track for raising or lowering a sail on a yacht, the mast track comprising: plural mast track sections arranged in a column, the column being configured to be attached to a mast for guiding a sail along the mast, each section comprising an upper receiver and a lower receiver oriented along the longitudinal axis of the column; a respective securing pin for each pair of adjacent said mast track sections, each securing pin arranged to be received by a lower receiver of one mast track section and an upper receiver of an adjacent mast track section; a respective securing mechanism in each mast track section for securing each securing pin, each securing mechanism being configured to secure a respective securing pin in both an extended position and a retracted position, wherein each securing mechanism includes a slot and a screw, the slot running parallel to the lower receiver of each mast track section, and the screw being received in the slot to secure a respective securing pin in one of the extended and retracted positions; and a channel extending along the longitudinal axis of the column, the channel configured to guide a headboard car along an axis substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the mast.