Patent ID: 6595816
Filing Date: 2003-07-22
Classification: B63B,B63H

Abstract:
A device for removably securing an oar to the edge of a boat, comprising an oarlock arranged to be secured to said edge of the boat and a coupling member arranged to be secured to the shaft of the oar, for removably securing it to the oarlock, and wherein:a) the oarlock comprises a base arranged to be secured to said edge of the boat, a transverse pivoting arm supported on said base by a spindle substantially parallel to said edge of the boat so as to be capable of pivoting freely with a predetermined angular amplitude, said arm having a cylindrical housing opening into its front end, and locking means associated with said cylindrical housing and arranged to have, to the rear of the opening of the aforesaid housing, and along the axis thereof, selectively a section provided with a hole of the same diameter as the housing and a section provided with a hole of a smaller diameter, and b) a pivot secured to the shaft of the oar and projecting substantially radially from the latter, said pivot having a diameter substantially equal to that of said housing of the pivoting arm and being hollowed by an annular groove of smaller diameter substantially equal to that of the smaller-diameter hole of the locking means.