| 摘要 |
A snap fastening device having particular utility for use on sailboats to attach the luff of the jib to the forestay and including a fastener body fixedly attached to the sail at one end with an open hook at the other end and a closure member in the form of a movable jaw which swivels open around a shaft fixed to the fastener body to allow the insertion and removal of the stay. The jaw is automatically locked in the closed position by a stud protruding from the fastener body and a flattened section of shaft that seats in a notch of the jaw. The jaw is forced to return to the closed and locked position by a set of springs attached to the fastener body. |
