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US 10,556,641 B1Granted
Sailing vessel
AssigneeCross Wing Technology Holdings, LLC
InventorDuncan Halliburton
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Abstract
The present disclosure is directed generally toward sailing vessels. One example is a catamaran with one or more pivoting masts per hull member, which may pivot from a generally perpendicular upright position, to a generally flat stowed position toward the bow of the hulls. The masts are capable of sustaining a plurality of sails, which may travel 180 degrees with respect to the hulls.
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A sailing vessel, comprising:
- a first hull member comprising a bow portion and stern portion, and port side and starboard side;
- a second hull member comprising a bow portion and stern portion, and port side and starboard side;
- a first mast pivotally coupled to the first hull member configured to pivot toward the bow portion of the first hull from an upright position to a stowed position;
- a second mast pivotally coupled to the second hull member configured to pivot toward the bow portion of the second hull from an upright position to a stowed position;
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- a stabilizer coupled adjacent the bow portions of the first hull member and the second hull member, wherein the stabilizer comprises a generally flat lower surface and a generally parabolically curved convex upper surface.
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A sailing vessel, comprising:
- a first hull member comprising a bow portion and stern portion, and port side and starboard side;
- a second hull member comprising a bow portion and stern portion, and port side and starboard side;
- a first mast pivotally coupled to the first hull member configured to pivot toward the bow portion of the first hull from an upright position to a stowed position;
- a second mast pivotally coupled to the second hull member configured to pivot toward the bow portion of the second hull from an upright position to a stowed position;
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- a stabilizer coupled adjacent the bow portions of the first hull member and the second hull member, wherein the stabilizer comprises a generally flat lower surface and a generally parabolically curved convex upper surface,
- wherein the stowed position of first mast or second mast is about minus 20 to plus 10 degrees with respect to the first or second hull,
- wherein the upright position of the first or second mast can vary from about 70-90 degrees relative to the first hull or second hull.
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A sailing vessel, comprising:
- a first hull member comprising a bow portion and stern portion, and port side and starboard side;
- a second hull member comprising a bow portion and stern portion, and port side and starboard side;
- a first mast pivotally coupled to the first hull member configured to pivot toward the bow portion of the first hull from an upright position to a stowed position;
- a second mast pivotally coupled to the second hull member configured to pivot toward the bow portion of the second hull from an upright position to a stowed position;
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- a capspar configured to generally rigidly coupling the first mast and the second mast adjacent to a top portion of the first mast and the second mast;
- a stabilizer coupled adjacent the bow portions of the first hull member and the second hull member, wherein the stabilizer comprises a generally flat lower surface and a generally parabolically curved convex upper surface,
- wherein the first and second hull members comprise a generally flat outboard side and a generally convex inner side, which reduces the need for a dagger board, centerboard, or keel,
- wherein the stowed position of first mast or second mast is about minus 20 to plus 10 degrees with respect to the first or second hull,
- wherein the upright position of the first and second mast can vary from about 70-90 degrees relative to the first hull or second hull,
- wherein the varying of the first mast and/or second mast positions, varies the center of effort of wind force on a sail coupled to the first or second mast, in relation to the center of leward resistance on an underwater profile area of a leward hull.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.