Ships – Watercraft with means used in providing sailpower – Multiple hulls
Reexamination Certificate
2007-06-26
2007-06-26
Sotelo, Jesús D. (Department: 3617)
Ships
Watercraft with means used in providing sailpower
Multiple hulls
Reexamination Certificate
active
10556054
ABSTRACT:
A catamaran-type water craft includes a frame (1) which is fixed on two bodies forming floats (2) and a sail (5) for wind-driven displacement when the floats are on a stretch of water, characterized in that the water craft includes a central piloting station (6–8) whereby the pilot sits on a seat (7) of the piloting station, is provided with a handlebar which is located within arm's reach and which is used to control the orientation of steering rudders respectively provided at the rear thereof with two floats (2), in addition to a tappet for adjusting the useful length of a control element for the orientation of the sail in relation to the frame, passing via a return pulley which is advantageously provided at the end of a swinging boom fixed to the rear of the water craft beyond the floats.
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Sotelo Jess D.
Young & Thompson
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