Wind-propelled vehicle including wing-sail
OwnerIlan GONENinventor
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Abstract
A wind-propelled vehicle, includes: a vertical mast assembly having a lower end rotatably mounted about a vertical axis on the vehicle; and a wing sail carried by the vertical mast assembly for propelling the vehicle, including a fore sail panel defining the leading edge of the wing-sail, and a pair of aft sail panels attached to a pair of booms defining the sides and trailing edge of the wing-sail. The vertical mast assembly includes a pair of vertically-extending posts connected together at their upper ends, diverging apart at their lower ends, and connected together at the diverging lower ends to define an “A” configuration frame. The diverging lower ends of the pair of posts are rotatably mounted on the vehicle.
Claims12
A wind-propelled vehicle, comprising:
- a vertical mast assembly having a lower end rotatably mounted about a vertical axis on the vehicle;
- and a wing sail carried by said vertical mast assembly for propelling the vehicle, said wing-sail including a fore sail panel defining the leading edge of the wing-sail, and a pair of aft sail panels defining the sides and trailing edge of the wing-sail;
- characterized in that said vertical mast assembly includes:
- a pair of vertically-extending posts joined together at their upper ends, diverging apart towards their lower ends, and connected together at said diverging lower ends to define a frame of an A-configuration;
- and a rotatable mounting of the diverging lower ends of the pair of posts to said vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.