Ships – Sail or control means therefor – Specific sail structure or arrangement
Patent
1999-06-25
2000-09-05
Le, Mark T.
Ships
Sail or control means therefor
Specific sail structure or arrangement
11410231, B63H 904
Patent
active
061126896
ABSTRACT:
A sail body (3) includes first and second skin layers (40, 42), each skin layer having an outer film (22) at an outer side (34) and reinforcement elements (28, 30) at an inner side (36). The skin layers are laminated with the inner sides abutting to form the sail body. The skin layers are each made up of skin components (38) joined to other skin components of the same skin layer another along their aligned edges (43). The joined edges (44) of the first skin layer are offset from the joined edges of the second skin layer to strengthen the sail body. The sail body is preferably a three-dimensional molded sail body. The fibers or other reinforcement elements are preferable generally aligned with the expected load lines (32) of the sail body.
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Clear Image Concepts LLC
Le Mark T.
Muldoon Patrick Craig
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