| 摘要 |
The attachment point disclosed herein is adapted for applying a substantial load to a fabric sheet. A particularly fitting example of an application for such an attachment point is at the clew of a sail such as a Genoa jib where, in a large sailboat, the jib sheet (a rope) may be holding the sail in position under a load of several hundreds to several thousands of pounds. The attachment point employs a pair of complementary ring members, each having a multiplicity of needle-like teeth. These ring members are clamped on opposite sides of a plurality of cloth layers by means of a metallic inner liner which is rimmed down over the ring members so as to apply a clamping force sufficient to prevent combing of the teeth through the cloth layers under a lateral pressure in the same order of magnitude as the strength of the cloth layers themselves.
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