Submerged sailing vessel
AssigneeSubSeaSail LLC
InventorsChris Todter, Mark Timothy Ott, Michael B. Jones
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Abstract
Various embodiments of a submerged sailing vessel are disclosed. Such a submerged sailing vessel may comprise a submersible hull assembly, a keel coupled to and extending upwards from hull assembly towards a water surface, and a wind-catching assembly coupled to and extending upwards into the air from the keel for propelling the submerged sailing vessel. The hull assembly and keel are submerged below the water surface as the vessel is propelled by the wind-catching assembly above the water surface.
Claims19
A sailing vessel, configured for under-water operation, comprising:
- a submersible hull assembly;
- a keel coupled to and extending upwards from the hull assembly;
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- a wind-catching assembly coupled to and extending upwards from the keel for propelling the hull assembly underwater;
- wherein the hull assembly, including a weight of the wind-catching assembly, is negatively buoyant and the keel comprises an offsetting positive buoyancy resulting in an overall neutral buoyancy of the sailing vessel.
A wind-powered attachment for an under-water vessel, comprising:
- a wind-catching assembly coupled to and extending upwards from a keel for propelling a hull assembly underwater;
- the keel coupled to and extending upwards from the hull assembly;
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- means for coupling the keel to the under-water vessel;
- wherein the means for coupling the keel to the under-water vessel comprises two sections, a first of the two sections coupled to the keel at a point along a convex surface of the first section, and a second of the two sections coupled to the first section via removable coupling means, forming an opening sized and shaped to a cross-section of the under-water vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.