Oar lock attachment

Claim 2

An oarlock mounting device for a boat having a gunwale with inner and outer edges, comprising: an elongated clamp member having hook-like means at its ends for engagement with corresponding shaped edges of a gunwale; extensible means on said clamp member extending downwardly therefrom between said hook-like means for engagement with the upper surface of a gunwale between said edges and having a portion movable downwardly relative to said clamp member to tension said clamp member and hold said hook-like means against said edges; and socket means on said device for receiving an oarlock.

Claim 3

A device as defined in claim 1 wherein said clamp member is a resilient strap, the ends thereof being bent to define said hook-like means.

Claim 4

A device as defined in claim 2 wherein said extensible means comprises an externally threaded member secured to said strap and an internally threaded member threaded thereon and engageable with said gunwale to tension said strap and thereby hold said hook-like means against said edges.

Claim 5

A device as defined in claim 3 wherein said socket means comprises an opening through said strap and into said externally threaded member.

Claim 6

A device as defined in claim 3 wherein said internally threaded member is provided with circumferentially spaced protuberances to facilitate manual turning thereof.

Claim 7

In combination, a boat having a gunwale defining an upwardly facing surface and having inner and outer edges; a resilient strap member having an intermediate portion sapced above said surface and end portions extending obliquely downwardly from said intermediate portion and having ends formed to define hooks engaging said inner and outer edges, respectively; selectively extensible means extending downwardly from said intermediate portion to said surface and having a portion movable downwardly relative to said strap for holding said strap member in tension; and means at said intermediate portion defining an upwardly open socket for an oarlock.

Claim 8

In combination, a boat having a gunwale defining an upwardly facing surface and having inner and outer edges; a resilient strap member having an intermediate portion sapced above said surface and end portions extending obliquely downwardly from said intermediate portion and having ends formed to define hooks engaging said inner and outer edges, respectively; selectively extensible means extending downwardly from said intermediate portion to said surface and having a portion movable downwardly relative to said strap for holding said strap member in tension; and means at said intermediate portion defining an upwardly open socket for an oarlock.

Claim 9

The combination of claim 6 wherein said extensible means comprises inner and outer threadedly engaged members, the outer member having circumferentially spaced protuberances to facilitate manual turning thereof.