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US3280501A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Remotely controlled sailing craft

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1963-09-06
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Granted: 1966-10-25
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Expires: 1983-09-06
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Hornbostel Lloyd

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-02 19:24
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63H; A63H30/00; A63H30/02; A63H30/04; A63H23/00; A63H23/02

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 98 words
IN A SAILING CRAFT, A MAST, A WINDLASS HAVING DIFFERENT DIAMETERS EXTENDING PARALLEL TO THE LONGITUDINAL AXIS OF SAID CRAFT, A PLURALITY OF DIFFERENT SIZE SAILS RIGGED ON THE MAST, A PLURALITY OF BOOMS ATTACHED RESPECTIVELY TO EACH OF THE SAILS AND CONNECTED TO THE CRAFT FOR HORIZONTAL PIVOTAL MOVEMENT, POWER MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID WINDLASS, A PLURALITY OF SHEETS CONNECTED RESPECTIVELY TO SAID BOOMS IN SPACED RELATION TO THE PIVOT POINTS OF SAID BOOMS AND EXTENDING PERPENDICULAR TO THE BOTTOM EDGE LINE OF SAID SAILS, MEANS FOR RECEIVING SAID SHEETS AROUND RESPECTIVE DIFFERENT DIAMETERS OF SAID WINDLASS,
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 98 words
IN A SAILING CRAFT, A MAST, A WINDLASS HAVING DIFFERENT DIAMETERS EXTENDING PARALLEL TO THE LONGITUDINAL AXIS OF SAID CRAFT, A PLURALITY OF DIFFERENT SIZE SAILS RIGGED ON THE MAST, A PLURALITY OF BOOMS ATTACHED RESPECTIVELY TO EACH OF THE SAILS AND CONNECTED TO THE CRAFT FOR HORIZONTAL PIVOTAL MOVEMENT, POWER MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID WINDLASS, A PLURALITY OF SHEETS CONNECTED RESPECTIVELY TO SAID BOOMS IN SPACED RELATION TO THE PIVOT POINTS OF SAID BOOMS AND EXTENDING PERPENDICULAR TO THE BOTTOM EDGE LINE OF SAID SAILS, MEANS FOR RECEIVING SAID SHEETS AROUND RESPECTIVE DIFFERENT DIAMETERS OF SAID WINDLASS,

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1969-10-24 1970-04-25 1970-10-25 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
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11.5 Years (Year 12) 1977-10-24 1978-04-25 1978-10-25 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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