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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7591229 | Forespar for a sailing vessel A spar for a sailing vessel comprises an elongated member which projects upwardly at an oblique angle from the centerline of the vessel deck and defines a longitudinal axis of rotation. The elongated member has a longitudinal slot for mounting the jib. The elongated... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7418911 | Trailerable sailboat with mast raising method Important design features and methods of launching a trailerable sailboat are described. The trailerable sailboat is designed to allow transportation on overland highways and to provide a simplified method of raising the mast without the need for a crane. ... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7373893 | Spinnaker pole Methods and apparatuses of for providing a spinnaker pole are disclosed herein. A spinnaker pole as disclosed herein comprises a first elongated face, a second elongated face, a third elongated face, a first tapering, and a second tapering. The first elongated face ... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7367276 | Retractable bowsprit for sailboat A bowsprit, or spar, for supporting a spinnaker sail at the front of a sailboat is mounted on the deck of the sailboat. The bowsprit is retractable and extendable in telescoping fashion and includes a rope or tack line extending from the forward end thereof that con... | 05/06/2008 |
| 6957621 | Guide for assisting sails over stanchions A stanchion attached to a sail boat is provided where the stanchion supports a lifeline near the top of the stanchion and the lifeline runs generally along the outer edge of the deck of the sail boat and the connection of the lifeline to the stanchion can be charact... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6932010 | Sailboat with offset boom A sailboat comprising a hull with a mast has a rotatable strut that supports a continuous boom and holds the boom far enough away from the mast to allow clear air flow over the sail on either tack. The support for the boom at the end of the strut is tubular to allow... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6602099 | Vibration isolation support structure for a throttle body An isolation mounting system is provided for the purpose of supporting a throttle body structure which is completely supported by an elastomeric support, but is held in non-contact association with an air intake manifold in order to effectively isolate th... | 08/05/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6564738 | Sailboat spar track cleaner A sailboat spar track cleaner for cleaning a sail track on a mast or other spar comprises a U-shaped housing that fits over the track, with adjustable track cleaners having abrasive contact surfaces extending inwardly from the sides of the housing into co... | 05/20/2003 |
| 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 |
| 5896824 | Method and apparatus for uphauling a windsurfer sail A method and apparatus for uphauling the sail of a windsurfer is provided. The method and apparatus for uphauling a sail uses the sailor's body weight to uphaul the sail. The apparatus connects between the windsurfer rig and a harness worn by the sailor. ... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5816180 | Rotating rig A rig on a sailboat adapted to be mounted on a deck or cabin top of the boat, the rig having a mast, mast step, vertical stabilizing structure for the mast. The rig is mounted for rotation about a center and may be provided with more than one mast.... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5558035 | Spinnaker pole and dip pole jibing system using same A dip jibe spinnaker pole constituted by an elongated spinnaker pole tubular body having an inboard end fitting at one end for detachably pivotably mounting the spinnaker pole to the mast and provided with an outboard end fitting about which four sheaves ... | 09/24/1996 |
| 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 |
| 5535695 | Spar track lubrication apparatus Apparatus for dispensing lubricant to an elongated spar track. The apparatus includes a mounting plate adapted to receive a container of lubricant from which lubricant may be dispensed to the spar track. Guide assemblies are attached to the mounting plate... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5524565 | Protective cushion for a sailboat boom A cushion for the boom of a sailboat including at least one preformed sleeve or flexible wrap of a soft resilient material which is configured to overly at least the entire opposite side portions of the boom along substantially the entire length thereof, ... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5476058 | Portable sail A hand held portable sail including a forward spar and a rear spar, said spars being attached near one end of each spar by a lower handle; and a sail material extending between the spars and connected to each of said spars.... | 12/19/1995 |
| 5463969 | Free standing boom with substantially constant leech tension A sailboat provided with a free standing boom and in one version with a free standing mast that is separate from and immediately adjacent and forward of the boom mounting. The boom is separately mounted to be self supporting by a stub shaft in a bearing s... | 11/07/1995 |
| 5448961 | User supported portable sail This is a user supported portable sail used to provide wind powered momentum for an individual on a moveable base. The invention involves the use of a balanced aerodynamic sail with the airfoil planes constructed in a way that allows the device to be used... | 09/12/1995 |
| 5423274 | Sailboat A sailing craft having a hull with a longitudinal midplane. A primary boom is pivotally mounted on the hull for 360° continuous rotation in either direction about a central vertical axis. The primary boom is connected by lines to a sail boom. At least on... | 06/13/1995 |
| 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 |
| 5313904 | Sail boom clamp A sail boom clamp has two opposing jaws (22) and (23) which fit around a mast (2) in use to hold a sail boom in position. The effective separation of the jaws (22) and (23) can be altered by cooperation between a foot 40 on an underside of the jaw (23) an... | 05/24/1994 |
| 5231943 | Sail plan for sailing craft A plan for a sail of a sailing craft such as a sailboat, an iceboat and a land yacht having a hull. At least one mast is mounted on an end of the hull and the mast angles upwardly over the hull. A boom is pivotably mounted approximately amidships of the h... | 08/03/1993 |
| 5215023 | Trapeze line anchor An adjustable line anchor assembly to secure both ends of a trapeze line to the boom of a sailboard is described. One end of the anchor carries a spool onto which the trapeze line winds. The spool permits the line length of the trapeze to be easily adjust... | 06/01/1993 |
| 5197402 | Sailboard harness securing assembly A sailboard harness boom rope has a length of webbing at each extremity which is secured around the boom by a cinching buckle having arcuate side-members with radius commensurate with the outside radius of the boom and at least three cross-members. One en... | 03/30/1993 |
| 5115752 | Rod kicker for a sailing vessel rig A Rod Kicker: is disclosed for applying downhaul to a boom of a sailing rig. The rod kicker consists of two telescopically engaged elongate struts (4, 5). One end of one strut is secured to a mast (2) below the boom (3) and the remote end of the other str... | 05/26/1992 |
| 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 |
| 5000108 | Wishbone-boom front piece for fastening a wishbone boom to the mast of a surfboard A device for attaching the boom to different diameter masts includes a lever attached to a locking pin, which is received in a number of slots to enable circumferential adjustment.... | 03/19/1991 |
| 4941420 | Sailboat room control device A device for controlling the swinging of a boom on a sailboat comprising a line fixed at opposite ends to opposite gunwales of the boat and passing intermediate its ends about a drum secured to the boom.... | 07/17/1990 |
| 4936236 | Symmetrical sailboat with moment balancing rig A fully symmetrical sailboat includes a mechanism that balances the moment of a sailor on a boom against the force of the wind on the sail in such a way that the hull remains level. The sailboat comprises a hull with both lateral and longitudinal symmetry... | 06/26/1990 |
| 4924793 | Standoff batten rig for flexible airfoil conformation on both tacks A rig battened with standoff battens presents a concave camber towards the wind on both tacks while remaining on one side of the mast as each batten comprises a member of a rigid leading portion connected to a flexible portion continuous to a semi rigid t... | 05/15/1990 |
| 4909170 | Sailboat mast assembly A sailboat mast constructed of two extruded mast sections joined together by two joining sections. The joining sections have either wedge-shaped surfaces or wedge-shaped openings along their edges which mate with wedge-shaped openings or wedge-shaped surf... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4889064 | Sportfishing outrigger devices Improved spreader assemblies for cable trussed masts of sportfishing boat outriggers have spreader arms formed of straight metal tubing and a cable guide through which one of the cables passes is removably fitted into the outboard end of each spreader arm... | 12/26/1989 |
| 4886008 | Frame spar for soft airfoils A sloop comprising a mast in the form of an A-frame with its plane athwartships. The luff of the mainsail is supported by a mainstay which is a thin wire or rod running from the apex of the A-frame vertically to a point on deck between the legs of the A-f... | 12/12/1989 |
| 4834013 | Sailboat mast assembly and method of fabrication A sailboat mast constructed of two extruded mast sections joined together by two joining sections. The joining sections have wedge-shaped surfaces along their edges which mate with wedge-shaped openings at the edges of the mast sections. The mast sections... | 05/30/1989 |
| 4825793 | Sailboard boom end fitting and sailboard boom system The present invention relates to a sailboard boom front end fitting and a sailboard boom equipped with the subject front end fitting, which fitting comprises a central flexible member flanked by a pair of shoulders, a recess defined by the central member ... | 05/02/1989 |
| 4819574 | Rudderless sailboat This specification discloses a rudderless sailing craft with two sails of approximately equal area and a vertical keel affixed to the hull near a balance point between the two sails. The central part of the craft between the two sails serves as an unobstr... | 04/11/1989 |
| 4817549 | Combined whisker pole and boat hook A sailboat having a foresail is disclosed including a combination whisker pole and boat hook where the whisker pole portion includes a cleat for securing an idle foresail sheet to retain the pole in contact with the foresail clew releasably.... | 04/04/1989 |
| 4811677 | Rig for a sail carrying boat A rig for a sail-carrying boat comprises a mast having an axially-extending luff track, a sail having a bead-shaped luff formed by a longitudinally folded flat ribbon sewn to the front edge of the sail cloth, the bead-shaped luff being inserted in the luf... | 03/14/1989 |
| 4809629 | Sail rig for a wind propelled vehicle A sail rig for a wind propelled vehicle that has a deck surface includes a support on the vehicle providing a pivot axis generally normal to the deck surface, a boom that has a proximal end pivoted on the support for 360 degree rotation about the pivot ax... | 03/07/1989 |
