Cable useful for sailboat rigging comprises an end-piece in which an outer strand of fibers extends around an inner turnbuckle to an outer turnbuckle while an inner strand of fibers extends to the inner turnbuckle

摘要

#CMT# #/CMT# Cable comprises an end-piece (4) in which an outer strand of fibers (14) extends around an inner turnbuckle (10) to an outer turnbuckle (8) while an inner strand of fibers (16) extends to the inner turnbuckle. #CMT# : #/CMT# Independent claims are also included for: (1) sailboat rigging comprising a cable as above; (2) sailboat with rigging as above; (3) producing a cable with two end-pieces (E1 and E2), where E1 has inner and outer turnbuckles, by winding fibers from E2 along the inner turnbuckle, around the outer turnbuckle and back to E2, and winding fibers from E2 around the inner turnbuckle and back to E2. #CMT#USE : #/CMT# The cable is useful for sailboat rigging, especially as a stay for a foresail or genoa. #CMT#ADVANTAGE : #/CMT# Using two turnbuckles in the above arrangement allows smaller turnbuckles to be used, making the end-piece more compact. #CMT#DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS : #/CMT# The drawing shows and end-piece of a cable as above. 4 : End-piece 8 : Outer turnbuckle 10 : Inner turnbuckle 14 : Outer strand of fibers 16 : Inner strand of fibers. #CMT#POLYMERS : #/CMT# The fibers are preferably synthetic fibers, especially poly(p-phenylene-2,6-benzobisoxazole) fibers.