Ships – Sail or control means therefor – Specific sail structure or arrangement
Patent
1977-06-20
1979-01-30
Barefoot, Galen L.
Ships
Sail or control means therefor
Specific sail structure or arrangement
B63H 904
Patent
active
041366310
ABSTRACT:
The invention relates to folding sail assembly for utilization as propulsion for small water craft, and persons on ice or roller skates. The invention comprises a kite frame including a main mast, a pair of transversally extending boom sections releasably coupled to the main mast intermediate itslength, and a sail stretched about the frame and releasably attached to the mast and boom sections. Each boom section being adapted, through the coupling mechanism, to be folded to a position parallel with the mast for transportation purposes. The invention may include as part of the frame at least one tail member positioned as to extend normal to the mast and attached to the rearmost end thereof, the tail portion of the sail material being attachable to this rearmost extension of the frame. The invention can be further enhanced by the provision of a fail-safe mechanism which ensures that when the frame or sail material is subjected to high external forces likely to cause an accident or damage to the device the frame will automatically collapse.
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Barefoot Galen L.
Sotelo Jesus D.
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