[Public-List] Lazy jacks

[Elaine & Brian Timmins]

I got through tom the patent office and found the number you suggested. I 
couldn't open the drawings. Do you know what format the drawings are?
Brian
ex#497
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Roger L. Kingsland" <r.kingsland at ksba.com>
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>
> RE Lazy Jacks, I always thought sails could be furled/controlled by 
> pulling
> the luff aft opposite the mast slides at the leach when the sail is down. 
> I
> experimented on my Rhodes 19 by putting grommets in the leach and making a
> bridle of different length bungee chords that attached to the grommets 
> once
> the sail was doused.  It worked but wasn't much easier than flaking the
> sail.
>
> William Stevenson of St. Michaels seems to have had an even better idea 
> that
> he patented.  It looks pretty slick.  Here is the link at the US Patent
> Office;
>
> http://patimg2.uspto.gov/.piw?docid=US004864952&PageNum=1&&IDKey=843E55D5D81
> B&HomeUrl=http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2%2526Sect2=HIT
> OFF%2526p=1%2526u=%25252Fnetahtml%25252FPTO%25252Fsearch-adv.htm%2526r=4%252
> 6f=G%2526l=50%2526d=PTXT%2526S1=((lazy%252BAND%252Bjacks)%252BAND%252Bsails)
> %2526OS=lazy%252Band%252Bjacks%252Band%252Bsails%2526RS=((lazy%252BAND%252Bj
> acks)%252BAND%252Bsails)
>
> If it doesn't work, try Goggling "US Patent Office" and search for patent
> number 4,864,952.
>
>
> Roger 148
>
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> [mailto:public-list-bounces at lists.alberg30.org] On Behalf Of John Scott
> Sent: Monday, June 02, 2008 10:42 PM
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> Cc: John Scott
> Subject: [Public-List] Lazy jacks
>
> Hi All.
>
> I'd like to install Lazy Jacks on my A30.  Does anyone have any advice to
> offer?
>
> Thanks
>
> John Scott
> Wooshkeetaan #26
>
>
>
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