(under subclass 102.18) Subject matter wherein the mechanism has (a) an apparatus fixed with respect to a hull of the marine vehicle and (b) an element slidably connected to the apparatus for movement therealong, (c) the slidable element being operatively connected to the extent of material through the flaccid, elongated element for adjusting its alignment.
(1) Note. Many of the patents found herein have the fixed apparatus fastened transversely to the deck aft of a fore-and-aft sail with the slidable element operatively connected to the sail, and the slidable element moved along the fixed apparatus by the user of the marine vehicle.
(2)
Note. Many of the patents found herein have a means for selectively fixing the position of the slidable element with respect to the fixed apparatus.