Patents by Inventor Rudi A. Breuer

Rudi A. Breuer has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 5188052
    Abstract: A transporter unit is used for abutting against a genoa car or lead block on a track on the starboard or port side of a deck of a sailboat to lock or move the lead block to adjust the jib sheet angle while sailing. The unit is slidably engageable on a modified track having a series of gear grooves to mate with a worm gear mounted on the unit. The unit is moved on the track by turning a shaft with an attached worm gear mounted in the unit. The worm gear cooperates with the track. The unit has a slidable carriage. The bottom of the carriage has a channel which mates with the modified track. The top of the carriage has a rectangular cavity onto which is mounted a rectangular housing. The cavity on the top of the carriage has a rectangular opening to provide access to the track for the worm gear. The carriage has a pair of inboard and a pair of outboard knuckle projections. There is a common bore through the inboard knuckles and the housing into which a quick release pivot pin is secured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 1991
    Date of Patent: February 23, 1993
    Inventor: Rudi A. Breuer