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US 2017/0267316 A1Published application
Flexible Arch Mast and Sail
OwnerEvgeny Orlovinventor
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Abstract
A mast system for use with a sailing vessel including a flexible mast connected to a first point of the sailing vessel; a tether connected to a second point of the sailing vessel, the tether being further connected to the flexible mast, wherein the lengths of the tether and the flexible mast are sized to pull the flexible mast into an arch.
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A mast system for use with a sailing vessel, comprising:
- a flexible mast connected to a first point of the sailing vessel;
- a tether connected to a second point of the sailing vessel, the tether being further connected to the flexible mast, wherein the lengths of the tether and the flexible mast are sized to pull the flexible mast into an arch.
A method for assembling a mast system, comprising the steps of:
- providing a sailing vessel and a flexible mast connected to the sailing vessel;
- bending the flexible mast into an arched configuration;
- and
- connecting the flexible mast to a tether to retain the flexible mast in the arched configuration.
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A method for steering a sailing vessel, comprising the steps of:
- providing a sailing vessel and a flexible mast fixed at a first end to the sailing vessel such that the flexible mast is held upright with respect to the sailing vessel;
- providing a sail connected to the flexible mast, the sail being further connected to the sailing vessel, wherein the flexible mast and sail together define a vertical plane;
- and
- tilting the sail out of the vertical plane such that the sailing vessel is steered in a desired direction.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.