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US 2016/0257382 A1Published application
Hydrofoil fin
AssigneeEllergon Antriebstechnik Gesellschaft m.b.H.
InventorsCornelius Geislinger, Matthias Geislinger
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Abstract
A hydrofoil fin for attachment to a board for kiteboarding or jet skiing comprises a core portion having a plurality of torsion boxes and outer shell made of a multi-layer fiber composite material and encapsulating the torsion boxes of the core portion. The hydrofoil fin provides a very rigid support of bending and torsional forces acting on the same and on the wings and against the board. This has an advantageous effect on the riding performance of during kite surfing and jet skiing.
Claims12
A hydrofoil fin (3) for attachment to a board (2), comprising:
- a core portion (11) formed by a plurality of torsion boxes (13);
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- an outer shell made of a layered fiber composite material and surrounding the core portion (13) including said torsion boxes (13).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.