Two groove headstay

Claim 2

A jibstay assembly for a sailboat comprising a longitudinal member extending and supported between the bow portion of the boat and the upper portion of the boat mast, said member being generally rounded in cross-sectional shape and having two grooves inset therein, each of which is adapted to slidably receive and release and to hold a bead at the luff of a jib sail.

Claim 3

The combination of claim 1 above in which said member is attached between two swivels, the bottom swivel being provided with means to rotate it and said member through at least 180* in at least one direction.

Claim 4

The apparatus of claim 1 in which said member is elliptically shaped in cross section with the major axis running in the fore-and-aft direction and has two opposed grooves therein at the opposite ends of the major axis of the ellipse, the grooves being round in cross section and inset in said member a distance slightly less than their radii so as to receive and retain the bead at the luff of jib sails, the stay having sufficient moment of inertia, strength and rigidity to resist torsional twisting forces, said unit having a minimum twisting moment yield strength of 2000 inch-pounds.

Claim 5

The jibstay of claim 3 above of corrosion-resistant aluminum alloy which is an aluminum extrusion.

Claim 6

The apparatus of claim 1 in which said member is shaped in cross section like half an oval and has two side-by-side grooves in the aft portion which are adapted to receive and retain the bead at the luff of a jib.

Claim 7

The apparatus of claim 1 in which said member is oval shaped in cross section and has two grooves therein, the first groove being aft and to one side of the other groove, each groove being adapted to receive and retain the bead at the luff of a jib.

Claim 8

The apparatus of claim 1 in which said member is a rounded triangular shape in cross section and has two side-by-side grooves which are abreast, each groove being adapted to receive and retain the bead at the luff of a jib.

Claim 9

A jib stay assembly for a sailboat comprising a stay from the bow of the boat to the top portion of the mast, a plurality of units mounted on and supported by said stay to comprise a longitudinal member, said units together providing two grooves in said member adapted to slidably receive and release and to retain the bead at the luff of a jib, and means fastening together and aligning said units to form a continuous member providing two substantially coextensive jib luff receiving grooves substantially throughout the length of said stay.

Claim 10

A jib stay assembly for a sailboat comprising a stay from the bow of the boat to the top portion of the mast, a plurality of units mounted on and supported by said stay to comprise a longitudinal member, said units together providing two grooves in said member adapted to slidably receive and release and to retain the bead at the luff of a jib, and means fastening together and aligning said units to form a continuous member providing two substantially coextensive jib luff receiving grooves substantially throughout the length of said stay.

Claim 11

The assembly of claim 8 in which the plurality of units are elliptical in cross section and have two opposed grooves therein at the opposite ends of the major axis of the ellipse, the grooves being round in cross section and adapted to receive and retain the bead at the luff of jib sails.

Claim 12

The assembly of claim 8 provided with means adjacent to bow to rotate said plurality of units.

Claim 13

The assembly of claim 8 in which said units are comprised of two interfitting pieces which assemble and interfit over the stay.

Claim 14

The assembly of claim 8 in which said units are provided with holes passing longitudinally through them for receiving the stay on which to mount and support said units.

Claim 15

A torsion-resistant stay for receiving and retaining the beaDs on the luffs of two jibs simultaneously, comprising: an elongated, extruded aluminum, generally oval-shaped member having a pair of oppositely disposed longitudinal slots through each of which the beads on the luffs of said sails can extend, a pair of generally arcuate outer surfaces connecting said slots, and first and second inner surfaces, each of said inner surfaces meeting each of said arcuate outer surfaces in a pair of slot-defining surfaces; said first inner surface generally defining a portion of a cylinder and a first longitudinal axis of curvature; said second inner surface generally defining a portion of a cylinder and a second longitudinal axis of curvature; said generally arcuate outer surfaces having a maximum perpendicular separation of at least 1 1/2 times the diameter of the larger of said cylinders; and said first and second axes of curvature being substantially parallel, and separated by a distance at least 1 1/2 times the diameter of the larger of said cylinders, such that when the first of said sails is in use, said stay can be rotated and the second of said sails hoisted and trimmed while said first sail is still in position, thereby preventing a loss of power during the changing of sails.

Claim 16

A torsion-resistant stay for receiving and retaining the beaDs on the luffs of two jibs simultaneously, comprising: an elongated, extruded aluminum, generally oval-shaped member having a pair of oppositely disposed longitudinal slots through each of which the beads on the luffs of said sails can extend, a pair of generally arcuate outer surfaces connecting said slots, and first and second inner surfaces, each of said inner surfaces meeting each of said arcuate outer surfaces in a pair of slot-defining surfaces; said first inner surface generally defining a portion of a cylinder and a first longitudinal axis of curvature; said second inner surface generally defining a portion of a cylinder and a second longitudinal axis of curvature; said generally arcuate outer surfaces having a maximum perpendicular separation of at least 1 1/2 times the diameter of the larger of said cylinders; and said first and second axes of curvature being substantially parallel, and separated by a distance at least 1 1/2 times the diameter of the larger of said cylinders, such that when the first of said sails is in use, said stay can be rotated and the second of said sails hoisted and trimmed while said first sail is still in position, thereby preventing a loss of power during the changing of sails.

Claim 17

A jibstay assembly for a sailboat comprising: a first swivel member at the bow of the boat, a second swivel member attached to the top portion of the mast, a longitudinal member attached between said first and second swivel members, said member having two rounded grooves therein which are inset from the surface of the rod a distance slightly less than their radius and are provided with entrance slots defined by rounded flanges which retain the boltropes of jib sails, the diameters of the grooves being slightly larger than the boltropes of the jib sails, and means to feed the beads at the luff of jib sails into said grooves.

Claim 18

A jibstay assembly for a sailboat comprising: a first swivel member at the bow of the boat, a second swivel member attached to the top portion of the mast, a longitudinal member attached between said first and second swivel members, said member having two rounded grooves therein which are inset from the surface of the rod a distance slightly less than their radius and are provided with entrance slots defined by rounded flanges which retain the boltropes of jib sails, the diameters of the grooves being slightly larger than the boltropes of the jib sails, and means to feed the beads at the luff of jib sails into said grooves.

Claim 21

The method of claim 15 wherein said longitudinal slots are oppositely disposed.

Claim 22

A torsion-resistant forestay for a jibsail, especially suited to receive and retain the beads on the luffs of two jibsails simultaneously, comprising: an elongated, generally oval-shaped member having a pair of oppositely disposed fore-and-aft longitudinal slots through each of which the beads of one of said sails can extend, a pair of generally arcuate outer surfaces connecting said slots, and first and second inner surfaces defining said slots; said first inner surface generally defining most of a cylinder substantially coextensive with the forestay; said second inner surface generally defining most of a cylinder substantially coextensive with the forestay; said cylinders being substantially parallel with their longitudinal axes separated by a distance greater than the diameter of the larger of said cylinders, each of said inner surfaces further defining the above-said fore-and-aft, jibsail bead receiving longitudinal slots.

Claim 23

A torsion-resistant forestay for a jibsail, especially suited to receive and retain the beads on the luffs of two jibsails simultaneously, comprising: an elongated, generally oval-shaped member having a pair of oppositely disposed fore-and-aft longitudinal slots through each of which the beads of one of said sails can extend, a pair of generally arcuate outer surfaces connecting said slots, and first and second inner surfaces defining said slots; said first inner surface generally defining most of a cylinder substantially coextensive with the forestay; said second inner surface generally defining most of a cylinder substantially coextensive with the forestay; said cylinders being substantially parallel with their longitudinal axes separated by a distance greater than the diameter of the larger of said cylinders, each of said inner surfaces further defining the above-said fore-and-aft, jibsail bead receiving longitudinal slots.

Claim 24

A torsion-resistant stay for receiving and retaining the beads oN the luffs of two jibs simultaneously, comprising: an elongated, extruded aluminum, generally oval-shaped member having a pair of oppositely disposed longitudinal grooves through each of which the beads of one of said sails can extend, a pair of generally arcuate outer surfaces connecting said grooves, and first and second inner surfaces, each of said inner surfaces meeting each of said arcuate outer surfaces in a pair of entrance slot-defining surfaces; said first inner surface further generally defining a portion of a longitudinal cylinder substantially coextensive with the forestay; said second inner surface further generally defining a portion of a longitudinal cylinder substantially coextensive with the forestay, the longitudinal axes of said cylinders being parallel to each other and to the longitudinal axis of the forestay, said inner surfaces thereby defining the said longitudinal grooves.

Claim 25

A torsion-resistant stay for receiving and retaining the beads oN the luffs of two jibs simultaneously, comprising: an elongated, extruded aluminum, generally oval-shaped member having a pair of oppositely disposed longitudinal grooves through each of which the beads of one of said sails can extend, a pair of generally arcuate outer surfaces connecting said grooves, and first and second inner surfaces, each of said inner surfaces meeting each of said arcuate outer surfaces in a pair of entrance slot-defining surfaces; said first inner surface further generally defining a portion of a longitudinal cylinder substantially coextensive with the forestay; said second inner surface further generally defining a portion of a longitudinal cylinder substantially coextensive with the forestay, the longitudinal axes of said cylinders being parallel to each other and to the longitudinal axis of the forestay, said inner surfaces thereby defining the said longitudinal grooves.

Claim 26

A jibstay assembly for a sailboat comprising a stay from the bow of the boat to the top portion of the mast, a plurality of units mounted on and supported by said stay, each individual unit having one groove therein adapted to slidably receive and release and to retain the bead at the luff of a jib, and means fastening together and aligning said unit to form a continuous member providing two substantially coextensive jib luff receiving grooves substantially throughout the length of said stay.

Claim 27

A jibstay assembly for a sailboat comprising a stay from the bow of the boat to the top portion of the mast, a plurality of units mounted on and supported by said stay, each individual unit having one groove therein adapted to slidably receive and release and to retain the bead at the luff of a jib, and means fastening together and aligning said unit to form a continuous member providing two substantially coextensive jib luff receiving grooves substantially throughout the length of said stay.