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US 2003/0146615 A1Published application
Mounting system, sail, steering mechainism and frame for a landsailer
AssigneeBlokart International Limited
InventorPaul Francis Beckett
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AssigneeBlokart International Limited
InventorPaul Francis Beckett
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A mounting system for a boom (14) of a landsailer (1) includes a resilient flexible member (12), at one end engageable with a rearward portion of the landsailer frame (2) and at the other end with the main sheet (13). A steering mechanism includes a shaft (6) which extends through an aperture (5a) in the mast (3) or mast receptacle (3a) and an aperture (5b) in the frame (2). A wheel (8) is connected to one end of the shaft (6) and the driver operates the other end of the shaft (6). The frame (2) includes a cockpit section (20), mast receptacle (3a), saddle frame (10) and steering section (21) each engageable to form the landsailer frame (2). The dimensions of each part of the mast receptacle (3a), saddle frame (10) and steering section (21) are equal or smaller than the dimensions of the cockpit section (20). The sail (4) includes a pocket (17) to receive the boom (14), and a lower sail portion (4a) extending below the pocket (17).
A mounting system for a boom of a landsailer, the boom including a first end suitable to be secured to a mast and a second end engageable with a main sheet, the mounting system including a resilient flexible member securely engageable with a rearward portion of the frame of the landsailer at a first end thereof and securely engageable at a second end to the main sheet.
A mounting system for a boom of a landsailer as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, wherein the resilient flexible member is oriented so that the second end thereof is angled away from the mast to which the boom is attached by a specified extent.
A mounting system for a boom of a landsailer as claimed in claim 7, wherein the flexible member is oriented at an angle substantially 45° to the vertical.
A sail for a landsailer, the sail including a pocket or aperture adapted to receive the boom of the landsailer, the sail further including a portion extending below said aperture or pocket.
A sail for the landsailer as claimed in, the portion of the sail below the boom is secured to the frame of the landsailer through a down-haul extending downwards and substantially forward of the leading edge of the sail.
A steering mechanism for a landsailer having a mast or mast engagement means extending from a frame, the mechanism including a shaft having a first end adapted to be held and controlled by a driver of the landsailer and a second end adapted to be connected to a wheel of the landsailer, wherein the shaft extends through an aperture in the mast or mast receptacle and an aperture in the frame of the landsailer.
A landsailer frame including a cockpit section, a mast receptacle, saddle frame and a steering section wherein the mast receptacle, saddle frame and steering section are formed from one or more parts removably engageable to form the frame, wherein each part has substantially equal or smaller dimensions than the cockpit section.
A mounting system for a boom of a landsailer substantially as herein described and with reference to FIG. 1 and FIG. 4.
A sail for a landsailer substantially as herein described and with reference to FIG. 1 and FIG. 4.
A steering mechanism for a landsailer substantially as herein described and with referenced to the accompanying drawings.
A landsailer frame substantially as herein described and with referenced to the accompanying drawings.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.