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AssigneeBound4Blue, Sl
InventorsJose Miguel Bermudez Miquel, Cristina ALeixendri Munoz, Ignancio Bermudez Sanchez, David Ferrer Desclaux, Francisco Jose Saenz Sanez
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The invention relates to a sail having a variable profile. The sail can vary between a folded non-operative position and an unfolded operative position, wherein they determine the profile of the sail (2) and therefore the aerodynamic surface for contacting with the wind, characterised in that the sail comprises at least one sail element (24) which is inflatable and stiffenable, and which can be actuated by inflation (30) and stiffening means (29), between a folded position corresponding to said folded non-operative position and said unfolded operative position, in which the sail (2) is inflated. The profile of the sail is divided into sections (21, 22) on both sides of a shaft (20), and comprises a support structure (23) on which said inflatable sail elements (24) are disposed, said inflatable sail elements being formed by inflatable pockets (24) which can be actuated by said inflation (30) and stiffening means (29).
A sail having a variable profile, between a non-operative furled position and an operative unfurled position, determining the profile of the sail and therefore the aerodynamic surface in contact with the wind, characterized in that the sail comprises at least one inflatable and stiffenable sail element, operable by an inflating means and stiffening means, between a furled position, said furled position corresponding to a non-operative position, and said unfurled operative position, where the sail is inflated.
A sail having a variable profile, as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the profile of the sails is the profile of the wing of an aircraft.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.