Assertion: cleat's member | /r/HasProperty | rotatable
Facets:
value: relatively
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: A cleat assembly for securing a rope such as the mainsheet of a sailing vessel, comprising jam cleat means including a cleat plate and a pair of rope-engageing members on said cleat plate, at least one of said members being rotatable relatively to said cleat plate about an axis perpendicular thereto and having an eccentric rope-engaging surface which approaches the other of said members during such rotation to secure a rope against pull in one direction, a base plate adapted to be secured in suitable position on the sailing vessel, hinge means hinging said cleat plate to said base plate about an axis transverse to said one direction so that said pull of said rope tends to tilt said cleat plate about said axis, and a trigger mechanism for normally holding said plates together against said pull.
text: A cleat assembly for securing a rope such as a mainsheet of a sailing vessel comprising jam cleat means including a cleat plate and a pair of rope-engaging members on said cleat plate, at least one of said members being rotatable relatively to said cleat plate about an axis perpendicular thereto and having an eccentric ropeengaging surface which approaches the other of said members during such rotation to secure a rope against pull in one direction, a base plate adapted to be secured in suitable position on the sailing vessel, hinge means hinging said cleat plate to said base plate about an axis transverse to said one direction so that said pull of said rope tends to tilt said cleat plate about said axis, a trigger mechanism for normally holding said plates together against said pull and means for actuating said trigger mechanism, said last mentioned means including a weighted lever adapted to fall when a predetermined angle of tilt of the cleat assembly is attained.