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Sail unit for the purpose of sport and composite device related to said unit
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1983-05-18
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Granted: 1985-12-17
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Expires: 2003-05-18
Abstract
Abstract Sailboard comprising a sail assembly and a floatboard (2) supporting the sail assembly. The sail assembly comprises two wings (4, 5) in relatively displaced relation to each other, the two wings having substantially parallel leading edges (6, 7), the two wings being connected together by a rigid supporting frame ensuring a constant relative positioning of the wings. One (7) of those leading edges has an end (7a) which is removably and pivotably fixed to the floatboard (2), thus permitting the user to move the sail assembly during navigation between a position where the end (7a) of that one leading edge is pivotably fixed to the floatboard and a position where the sail assembly is dissociated from the floatboard and maintained by the user in a substantially horizontal position to produce a sustentation effect.
Inventors
- 👤 Philippe Debarge
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 15:26
CPC Classifications
B; B62; B62B; B62B15/00; B62B15/001; B62B15/003; B63; B63H; B63H8/00; B63H8/10
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
147 words
Sailboards comprising a sail assembly and a floatboard (2) supporting said sail assembly, said sail assembly comprising two wings (4, 5) in relatively displaced relation to each other, said two wings having substantially parallel leading edges (6, 7), said two wings being connected together by a rigid supporting frame ensuring a constant relative positioning of said wings, this supporting frame being provided with gripping means (8, 10) for the user, one (7) of said leading edges having an end (7a) which is removably and pivotably fixed to the floatboard (2), thus permitting the user to move the said sail assembly during navigation between a position where said end (7a) of said one leading edge is pivotably fixed to the floatboard and a position where said sail assembly is dissociated from the floatboard and maintained by the user in a substantially horizontal position to produce a sustentation effect.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
147 words
Sailboards comprising a sail assembly and a floatboard (2) supporting said sail assembly, said sail assembly comprising two wings (4, 5) in relatively displaced relation to each other, said two wings having substantially parallel leading edges (6, 7), said two wings being connected together by a rigid supporting frame ensuring a constant relative positioning of said wings, this supporting frame being provided with gripping means (8, 10) for the user, one (7) of said leading edges having an end (7a) which is removably and pivotably fixed to the floatboard (2), thus permitting the user to move the said sail assembly during navigation between a position where said end (7a) of said one leading edge is pivotably fixed to the floatboard and a position where said sail assembly is dissociated from the floatboard and maintained by the user in a substantially horizontal position to produce a sustentation effect.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
Sailboard according to claim 1, wherein said end (7a) of said leading edge is romovably fixed in a recess provided on the floatboard.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
39 words
Sailboard according to claim 1, wherein said floatboard is provided with a plurality of recesses (32) adapted to receive the end (7a) of the leading edge and permitting adjustment of the position of said end (7a) on the floatboard.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
29 words
Sailboad according to claim 1, wherein the two wings (4, 5) are displaced with respect to each other in a tranverse direction relatively to their leading edges (6, 7).
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
17 words
Sailboard according to claim 1, wherein the two wings (4, 5) have substantially the same surface area.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
21 words
Sailboard according to claim 1, wherein one of the two wings (5) has a substantially greater span than the other (4).
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
25 words
Sailboard according to claim 1, wherein the total sail area of the wings is substantially within the range of 4 to 10 m 2 .
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
32 words
Sailboard according to claim 1, wherein at leat one of the wings (4, 5) has a substantially rectilinear leading edge (6, 7) and a trailing edge (4b, 5b) having an ovalized contour.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1992-12-16 | 1993-06-17 | 1993-12-17 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1996-12-16 | 1997-06-17 | 1997-12-17 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |