Inflatable sail battens

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1992-12-23

1994-08-02

Avila, Stephen P.

Ships

Sail or control means therefor

Specific sail structure or arrangement

B63H 904

Patent

active

053335694

ABSTRACT:
An inflatable sail batten and a sail incorporating same is disclosed. The batten is located in a conventional sail batten pocket. The batten is formed of a hollow, elongate, impervious, flexible tube having sealed opposed ends. An inlet tube communicates with the interior of the flexible tube. A supply tube runs up inside the leech of the sail and is connected to the inlet tube. The supply tube is connected to a valve for inflating the batten. The sail can have any number of such battens and the battens can be any length desired.

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patent: 4708078 (1987-11-01), Legaignoux et al.
patent: 5095837 (1992-03-01), Baird

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