Brace for mounting of shrouds on the hull of a sailboat

Abstract

Brace for mounting of shrouds ( 13, 14 ) on the hull of a sailboat by way of a fixed mounting device ( 22 ), such as chain plates, has a through-going bore ( 20 ) for reception of a crossbolt ( 21 ), which is attached to the mounting device ( 22 ). The brace ( 1 ) consists of to halves ( 2 ) releasably connected to each other, which abut each other along a common plane ( 4 ) extending perpendicular to the crossbolt ( 21 ) of the mounting device ( 22 ) when mounted. The two parts ( 2 ) of the brace have, on the surfaces ( 5 ) abutting each other, a first cavity ( 7 ) for reception of an end of a lower shroud ( 13 ) and a second cavity ( 8 ) for reception of an end of a topshroud ( 14 ), each of the mentioned ends having its own expansion ( 15, 16 ).

1 . Brace for mounting of shrouds ( 13 ,  14 ) on the hull of a sailboat by way of a fixed mounting device ( 22 ), such as chain plates, where the brace ( 1 ) has a through-going bore ( 20 ) for reception of a crossbolt ( 21 ), which is attached to the mounting device ( 22 ), characterised in that the brace ( 1 ) consists of to halves ( 2 ,  3 ) releasably connected to each other, where the halves abut each other along a common plane ( 4 ) extending perpendicular to the crossbolt ( 21 ) of the mounting device ( 22 ) when mounted, and that the two halves ( 2 ,  3 ) of the brace have, on the surfaces ( 5 ,  6 ) abutting each other, a first cavity ( 7 ) for reception of an end of a lower shroud ( 13 ) and a second cavity ( 8 ) for reception of an end of a topshroud ( 14 ), each of the mentioned ends having its own expansion ( 15 ,  16 ). 
   
   
       2 . Brace according to  claim 1 , characterised in that each of the cavities ( 7 ,  8 ) is shaped symmetrically in relation to planes which substantially coincide with the central axis ( 23 ) of the through-going bore. 
   
   
       3 . Brace according to  claim 1 , characterised in that the cavities ( 7 ,  8 ) are adapted for reception of the respective shroud expansions ( 15 ,  16 ) with intermediate seating members ( 16 ′,  17 ). 
   
   
       4 . Brace according to  claim 1 , characterised in that each of the two cavities ( 7 ,  8 ) consists of an internal part ( 9 ,  10 ) for reception of the expansion of the shroud ( 13 ,  14 ) in question and an external part ( 11 ,  12 ) for passage of the shroud ( 13 ,  14 ) from the outside and into the internal part ( 9 ,  10 ), where, closest to the external part ( 11 ,  12 ), the internal part ( 9 ,  10 ) has a cylindrical surface ( 17 ,  18 ) which constitutes part of a surface of revolution and has a generator extending parallel to the central axis ( 23 ) of the bore ( 20 ) and a centre positioned in the vicinity of or further away than the central axis ( 23 ) of the bore ( 20 ), and that the external part ( 11 ,  12 ) has a conical shape, being most narrow closest to the internal part ( 9 ,  10 ). 
   
   
       5 . Brace according to  claim 1 , characterised in that the external part of at least one of the cavities ( 7 ,  8 ) is offset from the common plane ( 4 ) of the brace ( 1 ) in a direction parallel to the central axis ( 23 ) of the bore ( 20 ). 
   
   
       6 . Brace according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the internal parts ( 9 ,  10 ) of the cavities ( 7 ,  8 ) are shaped symmetrically in relation to the common plane ( 4 ). 
   
   
       7 . Brace according to  claim 5 , characterised in that the internal parts ( 9 ,  10 ) of the cavities ( 7 ,  8 ) are delimited on the inside by a cylindrical surface, which constitutes part of a cylindrical surface of revolution and has a generator extending parallel to the central axis ( 23 ) of the bore ( 20 ) and a centre positioned in the vicinity of or further away than the central axis ( 23 ) of the bore ( 20 ). 
   
   
       8 . Brace according to  claim 1 , characterised in that the halves ( 2 ,  3 ) are releasably connected by means of a crossbolt ( 25 ) extending through similar borings ( 24 ) in the two halves ( 2 ,  3 ).