Air reefing system
OwnerStephen John Suttoninventor
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Abstract
An air reefing system of the type to be used primarily in combination with a flexible flow form device. The air reefing system basically comprises a flexible flow form device construction comprising at least three skins of interrelating shape and construction to define a predetermined configuration including a plurality of Jordan clusters formed in the first and second skins and a plurality of holonomic ports formed in the third skin, in combination with air reefing enhancers disposed on the device, whereby the device is both self-inflating and self-reefing upon its exposure to the air.
Claims11
An air reefing system of the type to be used in combination with a flexible flow form device, said system comprising:
- a first skin means of predetermined configuration;
- a second skin means of predetermined configuration disposed in substantially spaced apart relation from said first skin means;
- a plurality of third skin means disposed in interconnecting relation between said first and second skin means;
- at least one spor means defined by said first, second and third skin means, one end of said spor means at least partially defining a leading edge of said device, at least a portion of said spor means being closed at its opposite end to at least partially define the trailing edge of said device;
- a plurality of first Jordan clusters formed in said first skin means;
- a plurality of second Jordan clusters formed in said second skin means;
- a plurality of holonomic ports formed in said third skin means;
- a jet port means defined by at least a portion of said one spor means being open at its aft end;
- a jiro port means formed in said second skin means;
- control means operatively connected with said second skin means;
- and air reefing means disposed on said device, whereby said device is self-reefing upon its exposure to predetermined fluid flow.
An air reefing system of the type to be used in combination with a flexible flow form device, said system comprising:
- a first skin means of predetermined configuration;
- a second skin means of predetermined configuration disposed in substantially spaced apart relation from said first skin means;
- a plurality of third skin means disposed in interconnecting relation between said first and second skin means;
- at least one spor means defined by said first, second and third skin means one end of said spor means at least partially defining a leading edge of said device, at least a portion of said spor means being closed at its opposite end to at least partially define the trailing edge of said device;
- a plurality of first Jordan clusters formed in said first skin means;
- a plurality of second Jordan clusters formed in said second skin means;
- a plurality of holonomic ports formed in said third skin means;
- a jet port means defined by at least a portion of said one spor means being open at its aft end;
- a jiro port means formed in said second skin means;
- at least first and second fluid flow regulating means connected to said first, second and third skin means in fluid communicating relation to said closed portion of said spor means, one end of said fluid flow regulating means at least partially defining said trailing edge, each of said fluid flow regulating means being operably independent one from another;
- control means operatively connected with said second skin means and said first and second fluid flow regulating means;
- and air reefing means disposed on said device, whereby said device is self-reefing upon its exposure to predetermined fluid flow.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.