Patent ID: 7992512

Claim:
A boat mounted interface for guiding a bend in a flexible element, with the interface having a first side and a second side, with the second side being opposite of the first side, with the interface comprising: a) a body comprising: i) an outer perimeter; ii) an inner boundary, with the inner boundary defining a first opening, with the first opening extending through the first side of the interface; iii) pin connector holes in the body between the outer perimeter and inner boundary, with the pin connector holes extending to and between the first and second sides whereby pin connectors can fasten the interface to a boat; iv) a first end; and v) a second end, with said second end being adjacent to and being spaced from the first end so as to define a second opening; b) a projecting wall extending from the first end to the second end, with the projecting wall being integral and one-piece with the first and second ends, with said projecting wall extending outwardly of said first and second ends, and with the projecting wall defining a third opening extending through the second side of the interface, with the third opening being offset from the first opening; c) wherein the first opening leads into the second opening which leads into the third opening whereby the flexible element can extend into the interface through the first opening, can then extend to the second opening, can then extend to the third opening, and can then extend out of the interface through the third opening; and d) wherein the body is C-shaped, wherein the outer perimeter defines a segment of a circle, and wherein the projecting wall extends outwardly of said circle defined by the outer perimeter.