Patent ID: 7621509

Claim:
A device for guiding a bolt rope of a sail into a sail supporting member, comprising: two curved jaws connected together about a pivot point, the first jaw being provided with an extension leading inward and comprising a flat portion and a housing, the second jaw comprising a U-shaped locking loop made of steel wire connected to said second jaw by two ends of the U and capable of pivoting with a spring action about a position of equilibrium; wherein, when the device is in a closed position, a central portion of the loop is removably engaged in the housing in order to keep the two jaws close together, separated by a distance less than a diameter of the bolt rope and greater than a thickness of the sail, and wherein, when the device is in an open position, the central portion of the loop rests on the flat portion of the extension in order to keep the two jaws separated from each other by a distance greater than a thickness of the bolt rope.