Articulated sailing watercraft
Patent 6959659 Issued on November 1, 2005. Estimated Expiration Date: 
August 13, 2024. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
August 13, 2024. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent References 3395664 3691976 Multi-hull steering system Multi-hull, anti-capsizing sailboat Ultralight waterborne vessel and sail Sailboat Sailboat Patent #: 5894807 InventorApplicationNo. 10917639 filed on 08/13/2004US Classes:114/39.27, With connecting means as three-dimensional frame with vertically spaced apex (e.g., tetrahedral frame, etc.)114/61.16, Connecting means is pivotable arm114/39.11METHOD OF SAILING SAILPOWERED WATERCRAFTExaminersPrimary: Olson, Lars A.Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassB63B035/00AbstractIn a sailing catamaran provided with a forwardly directed pivoted arm carrying at the free end a third pontoon into alignment in front of either of the catamaran hulls a triangular truss assembly is provided bridging across the hulls. The apex of the truss assembly is then engaged to a point along the length of a mast which has its foot or base resting on the arm. A forestay stretched between the mast and the end of the arm supports a headsail while a mainsail is mounted on the mast. | |
