Roller reefing system for sails and the like

Details Roller reefing system for sails and the like Roller reefing system for sails and the like

1988-02-29

1991-05-14

Basinger, Sherman D.

Ships

Sail or control means therefor

Specific sail structure or arrangement

114106, B63H 908

Patent

active

050146378

ABSTRACT:
The invetnion proves for flattening a cambered flexible sheet, usually a marine sail, by rolling a supporting edge of the sheet, typically the luff of a sail, on a rotatable support member. Applied to a sail, the invention provides a bolt rope and tape which effectively attaches only an intermediate portion of the luff to a rotatable stay member. A flexible material is also provided and this surrounds the stay member and extends over at least those portions of the luff which are not effectively attached to the stay member by the bolt rope and tape. When the sail is being reefed, that portion of the sail, which the bolt rope is attached to, is first wrapped around the stay member to reef the sail progressively in a flattening fashion.

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patent: 4526122 (1985-07-01), Kluckhuhn
patent: 4573424 (1986-03-01), Clausin
patent: 4748926 (1988-06-01), Perini

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