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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6371037 | Sail furling system A roller furling system for sailing yachts contains a rotating mandrel mounted within a boom of the vessel, and furls or reefs the sail within the boom. The furler includes the hollow boom which has a slot on the upper surface to permit the sail to enter,... | 04/16/2002 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 5687666 | Device for the mast of a sailboat A main sail's mast rope is inserted into a hollow profile, which is aerodynamically designed and hinged by at least one ring around a substantially round mast. The profile can rotate around the mast about 90° on each side. The shape and function of the p... | 11/18/1997 |
| 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 |
| 5634420 | Swivel device The invention relates to a mast and boom coupled thereto by means of a coupling means for a sailing boat, which includes: an elongate structure which bounds a cavity extending in a longitudinal direction; a slotted hole extending on the top side thereof i... | 06/03/1997 |
| 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 |
| 5535693 | System for furling a spinnaker A system to be installed on a sail-boat for furling a spinnaker (1) and for remote fitting of the spinnaker (1) to a boom (2) swivel-mounted on the mast (3) of the sail-boat comprises a stay (4) offset with respect to the stay for the jib (5), a furling d... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5445098 | Luff guiding device and in particular for a sail to be wound on the boom Luff guiding device for a sail, the sail being able to be wound on a boom of a sail boat, comprising a first element including a continuous groove in which a luff of a sail is engaged to freely circulate, the sail being able to be wound on a boom of a sai... | 08/29/1995 |
| 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 |
| 5197403 | Sailing vessel and profile mast for sailing vessels Sailing vessel and mast for sailing vessels wherein the mast is in the form of a profile body. In an arrangement with a profile mast to hold a reefing roller, the mast is braced with its mast foot between the deck and keel area of the vessel. The profile ... | 03/30/1993 |
| 5056449 | Sail batten A sail batten for use in stiffening a sail comprises an elongate rectangular member (10) provided in its mid region with a channel section portion (11) which rises from one surface (12) of the batten, the channel section gradually decreasing in height fro... | 10/15/1991 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 4823718 | Spin tack control A device which allows hanking characterized by improved apparatus in a boat with a conventional mast, a plurality of lines and accessories, roller furling jib headsail, comprising a large diameter ring disposed about the furling jib system and furled said... | 04/25/1989 |
| 4821664 | Furling stay cover A forestay cover has a central tunnel for housing a forestay and two symmetrical side grooves on opposite longitudinal sides. One side groove engagably retains a staysail. The second side groove employs a hoisting handle attached to a halyard of the stays... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4748926 | System for changing the outline of a sail being wound up to reduce its area A sail maneuverable through the rotation of a rolling and unrolling structure to which the sail is anchored along an anchorage edge. A sheath surrounds the rolling structure and engages the sail at opposite sides along a coupling line spaced from the anch... | 06/07/1988 |
| 4724787 | Device for furling a sail of a ship on a boom This device for furling a sail of a ship on a boom (1) connected to a mast (2) by means of articulation means (3) and mounted so that it can rotate about itself, comprising means for driving the boom (1) in rotation (7) in order to furl the sail on the la... | 02/16/1988 |
| 4702191 | Sail device A sail device characterized in that a sail frame is formed of upper and lower horizontal beam members fixed horizontally to a mast and linealy bent at bending points, holding pillars that are rotatably supported at the above mentioned bending points by th... | 10/27/1987 |
| 4671200 | Sail furling apparatus An apparatus for furling a sail on a sailboat having a mast includes a stay extending between the deck and the mast on the sailboat, a hollow shaft loosely fitted over the stay and supporting the side edge of the sail, the hollow shaft being rotatable abo... | 06/09/1987 |
| 4671198 | Multi-hull, anti-capsizing sailboat A three hulled sailboat consists of a tripod frame having three generally horizontal spars which define support points at their distal ends. During the sailing of the boat, one support point is always toward the windward, and the other two support points ... | 06/09/1987 |
| 4633798 | Sailboat battens A sail batten suitable for roller-furling and composed of one or more long thin elements of a material possessing great stiffness and yield strength. The elements are formed so that their longitudinal cross-section is smoothly curved. Consequently this ba... | 01/06/1987 |
| 4620498 | Device for limiting the rotational movement of the external part of the swivel of a sail roller for sailing boats A device for limiting the rotational movement of the outer part of the swivel of a sail roller equipping a sailing boat comprising at least a mast, a stay cable having an end portion adapted for connecting the stay to the mast, and a halyard fixed to the ... | 11/04/1986 |
| 4597347 | Roller boom reefing and hoisting of a sail Mechanism for hoisting and reefing a sail on a sailing vessel wherein the foot of the sail is connected along its length to a roller boom, and wherein the hoisting and reefing of the said sail is effected by halyard means passing over a pulley at an upper... | 07/01/1986 |
| 4557213 | Apparatus for furling sailboat jib Apparatus for furling a sailboat jib about a forestay with a cylindrical sleeve mounted about the forestay to which the jib is attached, a deck mounted rotary actuator for rotating the sleeve to furl the jib, a manually operated gear box, and a flexible s... | 12/10/1985 |
| 4526122 | Load distribution and anti-sag means for luff furling sails Luff furling main and head sails are subject to sagging-off to leeward in heavy winds thereby decreasing the aerodynamic efficiency of the sails. The invention diminishes or eliminates this problem by providing a strip of sail cloth which may be interpose... | 07/02/1985 |
| 4499841 | Sail rigging and control system A sail support and control system designed for use as sail assist propulsion on a cargo vessel. The system provides complete powered control of the amount of exposed sail, the angle of the sail in relation to the vessel, and clew outhaul and downhaul tens... | 02/19/1985 |
| 4449467 | Variable weight cloth roller-furling sail A Roller-furling sail both main sail and head sail, such as jibs or genoas, are constructed in the reverse miter cut or Scotch cut. The sails are constructed of sail cloth panels to the luff with one mitered seam bisecting the angle made by the panels tha... | 05/22/1984 |
| 4367688 | Sailboat rig Sailboat having twin booms, doubled sail and rotatable mast permits conventional sailing with both booms and sail sections on same tack or with booms spread, wing and wing, to run before the wind or on a reach. Sail may be reefed or furled by rotating the... | 01/11/1983 |
| 4269134 | Sailboat with universal roll furling sail housing A sailboat roll furling system in which sails can be roll-furled inside of an extruded housing which is pivotally mounted on existing masts, headstays or under yardarms of square rigged vessels. The housing encloses a luff wire mounted for rotation within... | 05/26/1981 |
| 4266495 | Apparatus for supporting a sail Apparatus for supporting a sail is provided whereby the sail is hoisted by a halyard, and latched in the fully hoisted position. The halyard is then disconnected from the sail leaving the sail free to rotate, for reefing or furling purposes independently ... | 05/12/1981 |
| 4196687 | Roller reefing system A roller reefing system for reefing any sail (e.g. main, mizzen, staysail, jib or genoa) of a sailboat is disclosed which includes an elongated insert element operatively connected to the luff or leading edge of the sail, and having a predetermined contin... | 04/08/1980 |
| 4090461 | Sail boat mast containing sail furling device with swivel haul-up means A hollow mast having a longitudinal slot in the aft end thereof contains a stationary tension member supporting a rotatable rod having at least one C-shaped groove longitudinally disposed therein parallel to the tension member. The C-shaped groove is adap... | 05/23/1978 |