Global Patent Index - EP 0659140 A1

EP 0659140 A1 19950628 - SYSTEM FOR FURLING A SPINNAKER.

Title (en)

SYSTEM FOR FURLING A SPINNAKER.

Title (de)

AUFROLLSYSTEM EINES SPINNAKERS.

Title (fr)

SYSTEME POUR L'ENROULEMENT D'UN SPINNAKER.

Publication

EP 0659140 A1 19950628 (FR)

Application

EP 93919432 A 19930908

Priority

  • FR 9300861 W 19930908
  • FR 9210888 A 19920909
  • FR 9300762 A 19930122

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9405544A2] A system to be installed on a sail-boat for furling a spinnaker (1) and for remote fitting of the spinnaker (1) to a boom (2) swivel-mounted on the mast (3) of the sail-boat comprises a stay (4) offset with respect to the stay for the jib (5), a furling device (6) secured to the offset stay (4), at least one boom swivel-mounted on the mast (3), a spinnaker (1) fitted in the central part of its belly with at least one supple link (17) which can be attached to the furling device (6), a circular sheet (11) knotted at the end (9) of the boom (2) and passing through the tack of the spinnaker (1), the foot (13) of the mast (3) and a point (14) on the mast (3) at a predetermined height to serve as a topping lift for the articulated boom (2), said circular sheet (11) being passed through a cleat (12) and manoeuvered from the sail-boat cockpit to lower and raise said articulated boom (2) and bring the far end (9) of said boom into contact with said spinnaker (1).

IPC 1-7

B63H 9/10

IPC 8 full level

B63H 9/10 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B63H 9/10 (2013.01 - EP US); B63H 9/1071 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 9405544A2

Designated contracting state (EPC)

BE CH DE DK ES FR GB GR IE IT LI NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9405544 A2 19940317; WO 9405544 A3 19940609; AU 4966193 A 19940329; AU 682316 B2 19971002; CA 2143643 A1 19940317; DE 69303612 D1 19960814; DE 69303612 T2 19970227; EP 0659140 A1 19950628; EP 0659140 B1 19960710; ES 2092324 T3 19961116; FR 2698067 A1 19940520; FR 2698067 B1 19950505; NZ 255454 A 19961028; US 5535693 A 19960716

DOCDB simple family (application)

FR 9300861 W 19930908; AU 4966193 A 19930908; CA 2143643 A 19930908; DE 69303612 T 19930908; EP 93919432 A 19930908; ES 93919432 T 19930908; FR 9300762 A 19930122; NZ 25545493 A 19930908; US 39714795 A 19950411