EP 0404504 A1 19901227 - Improved sails for sailboards and boats.
Title (en)
Improved sails for sailboards and boats.
Title (de)
Segel für Segelbretter und Segelboote.
Title (fr)
Voiles pour planches à voile et bateaux.
Publication
Application
Priority
GB 8914209 A 19890621
Abstract (en)
An improved sail system is described, especially suitable for sailboard sails, in which a short batten (30, 33, 36) is located between each pair of full length battens (26-29), i.e. battens extending from the luff (22) to the leech (23) edges of the sail, and the inboard end (30a, 33a, 36a) of each short batten is joined to the luff end of each full length batten (26-29) by non-extensible flexible elements 31, 32, 34, 35, 37, 38 such as polyester fabric/film laminate strips sewn to the sail. Preferably the inboard end of the battens are secured to a seam (40) in the sail fabric (20) extending along the line of maximum tension from the head (24) to the tack (25) of the sail. Sail systems of the invention are more stable, achieve a better design shape and are lighter than conventional sails having a greater number of full length battens.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
B63B 35/79 (2006.01); B63H 9/06 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
Citation (search report)
- [X] DE 2001405 A1 19710930 - MOENTER RUDOLF
- [X] WO 8707234 A1 19871203 - ZINK PAUL DONALD [ZA]
- [A] DE 8525604 U1 19861016
Designated contracting state (EPC)
DE FR NL
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 0404504 A1 19901227; GB 2233949 A 19910123; GB 2233949 B 19930616; GB 8914209 D0 19890809; GB 9013658 D0 19900808
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 90306659 A 19900619; GB 8914209 A 19890621; GB 9013658 A 19900619