Nautical rudder mounting

Claim 1

THE COMBINATION, A RUDDER FOR SMALL NAUTICAL CRAFT AND MOUNTING MEANS THEREFOR, COMPRISING (A) A SUPPORT ADAPTED TO BE AFFIXED TO A BOAT TRANSOM, (B) BRACKET MEANS CARRYING SAID RUDDER ON A HORIZONTAL AXIS, WHEREBY THE RUDDER MAY BE ADJUSTABLY SECURED BETWEEN A LOWERED OPERATIVE POSITION AND AN ELEVATED INOPERATIVE POSITION, (C) MEANS ROTATABLY MOUNTING SAID BRACKET ON A VERTICAL AXIS ON SAID SUPPORT COMPRISING AN ELONGATED, SUBSTANTIALLY VERTICAL PINTLE CARRIED BY SAID SUPPORT, THE MOUNTING MEANS FOR THE BRACKET COMPRISING BEARING MEMBERS ENGAGING SAID PINTLE, (D) SAID RUDDER HAVING A TRANSVERSE PERFORATION ADJACENT ON EXTREMITY THEREOF, AND (E) CLAMP MEANS COOPERATING WITH SAID PERFORATION FOR SECURING SAID RUDDER TO SAID BRACKET, SAID CLAMP MEANS PERMITTING ANGULAR ADJUSTMENT, OF SAID RUDDER ABOUT SAID PERFORATION AS AN AXIS WHILE FRICTIONALLY RETAINING THE RUDDER IN ANGULARLY ADJUSTED POSITION, (F) A PULLEY FIXED TO SAID BRACKET COAXIALLY WITH SAID PINTLE AND (G) A BLOCK MOUNTED ON SAID PULLEY AND ADAPTED TO SWIVEL ON AN AXIS COAXIAL WITH SAID BRACKET, SAID BLOCK BEING ADAPTED TO RECEIVE A BOOM SHEET.