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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6971430 | Cast composite sail and method An apparatus for casting sails comprising a roll stand configured to supply a carrier film. The apparatus contains a support mechanism for the carrier film, and further comprises of a drawing mechanism, a first resin dispenser, a first wiper portion, two yarn applic... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6892660 | Furling sail and means for turning mast A sail that is fully battened by a plurality of essentially thin, spaced apart battens positioned at a steep angle on the sail. The sail is adapted to be furled around the mast. The battens are stiff enough to support a large roach of a square top sail and yet flexi... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6425337 | Sail battens The invention relates to sail battens comprising tubular batten rods (1) which meet each other in a loose manner and in which tubular inner rods (2) of the same length are arranged to span tubular inner rod joining areas and meet each other in a loose man... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6196149 | Sail device The invention relates to an arrangement (1) an arrangement for a sail (2) enabling to form to be varied and comprising battens (4--4) extending between the fore-leech (9) and the after-leech (10). According to the invention, the form of the battens (4--4)... | 03/06/2001 |
| 5189976 | Sail shaping arrangement for sailboards A sail shaping arrangement for a sailing craft as a sailboard is described, the arrangement associated with each of the sail battens. The shaping arrangement includes a pair of flexible fingers extending over and past each batten to straddle the mast with... | 03/02/1993 |
| 5178086 | High performance sail construction High performance sail craft operate in high apparent wind velocities which induce high aerodynamic loads into the said surface. This invention provides a light weight sail construction that resists deformation of the sail surface caused by high aerodynami... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5097782 | Sail with reinforced batten pocket ends A reinforcing patch is secured to a sail to support the inner ends of battens carried in pockets on the sail. The patch is a laminate having yarns radiating in an omnidirectional pattern from the end of the batten pocket and batten.... | 03/24/1992 |
| 5038700 | Novel sail construction and sails made accordingly An improved sail of thread and polymer film construction including for panels and at corners of sail foam layers; novel batten pocket construction includes foam-film combinations.... | 08/13/1991 |
| 5038699 | Sail shaping arrangement for a sailing craft A sail shaping arrangement is disclosed for horizontal edges of a sail including a web formed along one side in a curved shape corresponding to the desired camber of the sail, the web attached to the sail edge to extend normally thereto. A diagonal batten... | 08/13/1991 |
| 4895091 | Reversible camber line flexible wing sail The invention is a soft wing sail consisting of membrane covering its both sides, between which a set of batten assemblies placed at vertical intervals, each extending from luff to leech, enabling the airfoil to retain a pre-engineered, variable and rever... | 01/23/1990 |
| 4864954 | Sail for a sailing craft A sail particularly suited for use with sailboards engaged in speed sailing made of sailcloth or other sailmaking material has a cut away area forming a vertical slot between the luff and the leech of the sail. This ensures that laminar flow is produced n... | 09/12/1989 |
| 4823720 | Batten attachment A batten receptacle for surrounding and firmly holding a batten and sail. The receptacle is adapted to be connected to a slide member by means of a rigid multiaxis of rotation joint. This unique joint allows for the required rotational movement while at t... | 04/25/1989 |
| 4815409 | Structural sail with improvements in leech area An improved structural sail with stress bearing members specifically oriented along the leech to eliminate and/or minimize "hard" leech or leech "fall-off".... | 03/28/1989 |
| 4750446 | Inflatable sailboat An inflatable sailboat which may be constructed principally of plastic sheet stock and plastic tubing and be easily assembled for use and disassembled for storage and shipping. A sailboat with an inflatable hull having a plurality of tubing anchors mounte... | 06/14/1988 |
| 4735429 | Sail attachment for bicycles and the like A sail assembly for attachment to a bicycle having a frame, a rear wheel and a seat mounted on the frame forwardly of the rear wheel. The sail assembly includes a fork for bridging the rear wheel to mount on the frame and extend upwardly therefrom rearwar... | 04/05/1988 |
| 4706591 | Sail system with adjustable sail area A sail and mast assembly for a sailboard, includes a main sail section and one or more removable sail sections attachable to the foot of the main sail section, thereby to provide a sail with adjustable sail area to suit varying wind conditions. The assemb... | 11/17/1987 |
| 4704979 | Sail system A sail system for a sailboat having a stayed, non-rotatable mast includes first and second booms, a single sail suspended from said masthead, the sail having a shape such that, with the vertical midline of the sail positioned along the mast, a generally t... | 11/10/1987 |
| 4651665 | Hand sail A novel freely grasped hand-sail is described, which consists essentially of two profiled airfoil surfaces inclined towards each other at an angle between about 180° and 120°, the leading edges of this hand-sail also forming an angle between about 180°... | 03/24/1987 |
| 4637331 | Sail and sailing rig A sail and sailing rig smoothes the flow of air past a conventional mast and onto the sail, thereby enhancing the power of the sail. The sail includes a sail body having a mast-enveloping portion located at its luff in the form of a sleeve or a plurality ... | 01/20/1987 |
| 4602585 | Jib sail and batten combinations Jib sails for sailcraft comprising full length battens have batten pockets provided with rigid cups at their fore ends that have their opened ends facing aft to receive mating luff caps on the fore ends of the battens. The combination of such a rigid cup ... | 07/29/1986 |
| 4535825 | Sail batten improvements Sail battens for full battened sails are provided on their fore ends with luff caps that have an angled leading edge. The improved battens are used in sail batten pockets that do not extend perpendicular to the sail luff to prevent the batten fore end fro... | 08/20/1985 |
| 4044702 | High efficiency aerodynamic sail system for boats, and method for sailing A high efficiency aerodynamic sail system for boats comprises a triangular fabric sail pivotally suspended at its head from the apex of a tripod mast structure such that air impinging upon the luff of the sail is free from the turbulent wake of any upwind... | 08/30/1977 |
| 4006701 | Segmental sail for boats A sectional sail for boats includes a plurality of sections parallel to one side of the sail, each section being provided with tensioning ropes or luff- and leech-ropes and devices for tensioning and tightening the sail. Stiffening battens are provided fo... | 02/08/1977 |
