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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8146525 | Method and apparatus in connection with the spinnaker pole or similar of a sailing boat Method and apparatus in a system in connection with the spinnaker pole (8) or similar of a sailing boat, in which system a control line (12, 13) is attached to both guys (6, 7) of the sail (4). The control lines (12, 13) are arrang... | 04/03/2012 |
| 6425338 | Spinnaker pole control system for sailboats A spinnaker pole control system for a sailboat comprises an improved rigging arrangement, whereby the pole can be raised or lowered parallel to the deck, or dipped to allow jibing, by manipulation of a single control line. Improved pole control hardware s... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6178906 | Spar for a sailboat A spar for controlling downwind headsails is pivoted to headsail instrumentalities for stowage in an aerodynamic sleeve with the headsail. The spar and the headsail has preconnected lines for controlling the spar and headsail all stored within the sleeve.... | 01/30/2001 |
| 5555836 | Folding spinnaker pole system A sailing vessel includes a hull having a mast supported thereon in a vertical direction from the hull and a spinnaker pole support mounted to the hull forward of the mast. A pair of spinnaker poles are movably attached to the spinnaker pole support with ... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5413061 | Masthead spinnaker halyard turret and method A spinnaker halyard turret is affixed to a sail boat's masthead permitting a spinnaker halyard to be lead from within the mast through an exit tube at the top of the mast; then over a pair of sheaves aligned one forward of the other to a point on an arc b... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5347945 | Spinnaker pole control system and spinnaker pole end therefor A system for controlling the spinnaker pole (10) on a sailing craft (1). The system utilizes spinnaker pole brace lines (15, 14) which extend from port and starboard side lower corners (16, 17) of the spinnaker sail (18). Both of the brace lines (15, 14) ... | 09/20/1994 |
| 5333566 | Spinnaker gybing apparatus A specialized spinnaker pole shell fitting consisting of two half shell units which are assembled around an ordinary spinnaker pole of constant cross section to be attached to the mast of a sailboat. The shell is provided with roller bearings to permit th... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5320310 | Articulated wing mechanism An articulated wing has a fore wing portion and after wing portion connected to an articulate axis support structure which extends along the length of the wing and separates the two wing portions. Control actuators separately connect the fore and after wi... | 06/14/1994 |
| 5109786 | Spinnaker pole The spinnaker pole disclosed herein is adapted to be attached at one end to the mast of a sailboat and provides, at the other end, an end fitting which is freely rotatable around the longitudinal axis of the pole and which provides, on opposite sides of t... | 05/05/1992 |
| 4598658 | Arrangement for controlling the spinnaker of a sail catamaran An arrangement for controlling a spinnaker of a sail catamaran having two hulls joined by beams, comprising a spinnaker boom to whose front end spinnaker and one end of a halyard are secured, the other end of the halyard being secured to a mast. Lower sta... | 07/08/1986 |
| 4164193 | Adjustable spinnaker header and rig therefor A spinnaker header and rig adapted to high performance racing sailboats for adjusting the height from which the spinnaker is flown, characterized by gear adjustable as to height along the forestay under control of a halyard and downhaul, and by a backhaul... | 08/14/1979 |
