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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7275491 | Sail furling system with recirculating halyard A sail furler with a recirculating halyard includes a foil having a longitudinal halyard channel and a longitudinal recirculating halyard channel formed within; and a halyard, having a first and second end, the halyard affixed at its first end to a slider, the slide... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7263941 | Sail furling device A sail furling/unfurling device comprises at least an outer foil wound about and made rigid with an inner foil or stay designed for transmitting the furling torque required for furling a sail being wound on a sheath profiled element, thereby the device allows to fur... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7220011 | Marine craft and apparatus including electroluminescent auxiliary illumination Safety and sports equipment, as well as apparel and accessories, including one or more wire-like or flat electroluminescent lamps for illumination. The lamps may be powered by battery, solar energy, or any other suitable means of energy. The lamps may further be sec... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7143714 | Water craft inflatable fender system A water craft fender system which utilises an inflatable bladder (1) having an outer cover (10) which has edges shaped (11) to enclose a bolt rope (12). The edges (11) with the bolt rope (12) are inserted into grooves (8 | 12/05/2006 |
| 7090236 | Mounting system, sail, steering mechanism and frame for a landsailer A mounting system for a boom (14) of a landsailer (1) includes a resilient flexible member (12), at one end engageable with a rearward portion of the landsailer frame (2) and at the other end with the main sheet (13). A steering me... | 08/15/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6928774 | Enveloping body The invention relates to a covering body for masts of construction cranes, electricity lines, or the like with an outer covering which is designed to partially or totally encase a mast in the direction of extension and/or peripheral direction and which furthermore h... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6895882 | Light-weight code-zero headsail system A headsail for a sailing boat includes a luff rope having a core of parallel filaments of high-tenacity polyester and a tightly braided polyester cover, affixed in proximity to the headsail's luff. An upper marine eye is affixed to an upper end of the luff rope, whi... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6796257 | Zero moment furling swivel The disclosed device is directed toward a furling swivel mechanism comprising a liner defining a vertical centerline. An inner sleeve is disposed on the liner and the inner sleeve defines an inner sleeve recess. An outer sleeve is rotatably coupled to the inner slee... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6766753 | Pre-feeder for a main sail A releasable pre-feeder guides a luft rope of a main sail into a groove in a mast. ... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6591771 | Device for winding sails A device for winding sails comprises at least an outer contoured element wound on and made rigid with an inner contoured element for transmitting a torque required for winding a sail being wound on the outer contoured element. The device allows to wind an... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6588353 | Pivoting battens The invention is a rigid supporting member that changes position within a pocket of sheet material to accommodate a deployed position and a stowed position, as may be used, for example, with battens in roller furling sails. The member is placed within the... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6318285 | Furling sail system A furling sail system for rotatably dispensing and retrieving a furling sail has a rotating swivel and drum for attachment to the sail. Each of the drum and swivel have a body with a perimeter, with cordage attachment means on the body for attaching the f... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6145460 | Furling boom A furling boom comprising: a drive housing adapted for mounting on a mast, the housing comprising a drive take off and a boom support. A boom of substantially c-shaped cross section is pivotally connected to said boom support by a universal joint and havi... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6098560 | Roller furling apparatus A plastic roller furling apparatus includes an elongated member or furling element and one or more longitudinally extending wires encased therein. The wire or wires of twisted stainless steel are extruded or molded into the member. The member also defines... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6082282 | Rolling reef system for the mainsail of a sailing vessel A rolling reef system for the main sail (4) of a sailing vessel, the said main sail having an after leech (5), an under leech (7) secured to the boom (3) and a fore leech (6) connected to the mast (2), wherein said boom can be mounted on the mast in such ... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6058868 | Furling element A roller furling element for installation on a head stay of a sail boat, the element including two longitudinally extending hollow outer extrusions in an end-to-end abutting relationship. A two piece splice assembly joins the extrusions together and provi... | 05/09/2000 |
| 5899163 | Roller furling apparatus A plastic roller furling apparatus includes an elongated member or furling element and a pair of longitudinally extending parallel wires encased therein. The wires of twisted stainless steel are extruded or molded into the member. The member also defines ... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5890447 | Furling device for a sailing boat An arrangement for a sailing boat which exhibits a jib furling system (2) comprising a sail furling part (5) extending between the hull and mast of the boat, which sail furling part is rotatably driven by means of a manually actuated operating line (6) wh... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5878683 | Drive member and line guide for a roller furler A plastic roller furling apparatus includes an elongated member or furling element and a pair of longitudinally extending parallel wires encased therein. The member also defines a central opening or passageway which extends therethrough. This passageway i... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5787831 | Sail which can be rolled-up or reefed A reefed sail including an inflatable luff chamber which forms an integral part of the sail and defines a reefing axis.... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5771832 | Clew board with traveller for self tacking head sails A sail fastening apparatus (18) for a yacht. The apparatus (18) comprises a first track (21) extending along a sail clew (12) in a direction generally normal to a preferred vertical sheeting angle of the sail, a first carriage (22) slidably mounted for mo... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5697314 | Mainsail reefing system The mainsail reefing system embodying the invention comprises a winding tube mounted rotatably parallel to the boom, and a device for rotatably driving the winding tube, mounted coaxially at the end of the latter situated on the side of the boom end secur... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5640919 | Boom-structure The invention relates to a boom for a sailing boat including: an elongate structure which bounds a cavity extending in longitudinal direction; a slotted hole extending on the top side thereof in longitudinal direction; and a pulling member drivable by a f... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5632215 | Roller reefing boom system A roller reefing boom system includes a mast track arrangement, a sail and a rig which permit the transfer of extremely high mainsheet tensions via the leech to the mast even with a minimum luff diameter without the luff unintentionally being pulled out o... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5622197 | Canopy A canopy assembly (10) comprising a canopy fabric (20) and furling means (40) extending between a pair of supports (30). The furling means (40) runs through the canopy fabric such that the canopy may be unfurled from both sides of the furling means simult... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5619946 | Sail furling device with bearings to permit simultaneous cable and extrusion rotation A maritime sail furling mechanism furls a sail around a rotating luff extrusion from an open to a furled position in a natural fashion while functioning under load. A novel bearing assembly, including upper and lower bearing portions, accommodates static ... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5572942 | Foresail A sailboat with roller furling has a first foresail rolled about a forestay by suitable rotatable gearing. A second foresail includes a flap secured along one side of the second foresail adjacent its luff and which flap extends about the furled first fore... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5493988 | Apparatus for furling sails on sail boats The present invention relates to an arrangement for a driving device for sails on a boat and comprises a worm gear acting between the driving device and a sail furling stay and/or sail furling shaft on the mast. In order, amongst other things, to obtain a... | 02/27/1996 |
| 5467726 | Furling line tension control for roller-reefing drum A furling line tensioning device is provided to control the line coiling action of a roller-reefing drum, comprising a cam-type cleat having a sailboat mounting base, first and second cam members on the base and having opposed cam walls receiving a furlin... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5417175 | Device for adjustable height fastening of the tack point of a sail on the sail reefer The device for adjustable height fastening of the tack point of a sail on the sail reefer according to the invention uses a sail tack point fastening ring, mounted slidably on the reefer tube, and a screw enabling this ring to be immobilized on the tube a... | 05/23/1995 |
| 5315948 | Luff pad for roller reefing and furling sails A luff roller reefing and roller furling sail is provided with a luff pad (6) made up of a laminate of a sail fabric (1) adhesively bonded to a polyurethane elastomeric foam (3). The pad is then adhesively bonded and/or stitched to the length of the luff ... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5271351 | Auto-sailing system A system for automatically causing a flexible sail to be brought to its optimum position with respect to the wind direction includes a sail holding member installed on the front of the hull and rope winders installed at rear portions of the hull, a flexib... | 12/21/1993 |
| 5181477 | Boom for sailing vessel A boom for a sailing vessel has a forked forward portion hinged to the mast at spaced locations to permit rotation or swinging of the boom only in a horizontal plane.... | 01/26/1993 |
| 5014637 | Roller reefing system for sails and the like The invetnion proves for flattening a cambered flexible sheet, usually a marine sail, by rolling a supporting edge of the sheet, typically the luff of a sail, on a rotatable support member. Applied to a sail, the invention provides a bolt rope and tape wh... | 05/14/1991 |
| 4949660 | Sail winder control systems A sail winder, more particularly a mainsail winder tube, made of a tube or similar profile rotating about its axis under the action of a control system, to which the sail is rigidly connected and about which it winds, and wherein a control system, made of... | 08/21/1990 |
| 4934295 | Sailing vessel A sailing boat with an A-shaped mast pivotally connected to the topside of the cabin and sloping forwardly from the connection points. A backstay holds the mast in its inclined operating position. The jib and the mainsail are furling sails and are attache... | 06/19/1990 |
| 4930434 | Sail reducing winder A sail reducing winder is provided comprising a rotary tube parallel to the longitudinal axis of the mast as well as a device for holding this tube in position, which has at least two curved wings joined together by one of their ends by a connecting eleme... | 06/05/1990 |
| 4924795 | Winch for roller reefing In a sailboat having a sail such as a Genoa jib with roller reefing for spirally winding the sail on a fairing around a stay, a winch mechanism for turning the fairing about the stay and spirally winding the sail to and from the fairing is disclosed. The ... | 05/15/1990 |
| 4911093 | Rigging and sail system for sailboat A rigging and sail system for a sailboat including a rotatable mast having mounted thereon for rotation therewith, a pair of upper and lower booms extending transversely of the mast. The booms are connected to the mast through upper and lower tension memb... | 03/27/1990 |