Devices for setting a sail
OwnerPierre Ingoufinventor
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Abstract
Fittings for ships, in particular for sailships. The device is characterized in that it comprises, for sliding and support of a bolt rope, a bolt rope tunnel extending between the top of the mast and the point of a boom which is closest to the mast, but located outside the zone corresponding to the articulation of the boom on the mast.
Claims5
A device for setting, maintaining and rolling up a sail of the type comprising a mast, a boom connected to the mast by a universal joint and associated with a device for driving it in rotation and at least one bolt rope tunnel extending generally along and spaced from the mast to receive a bolt rope borne by the corresponding edge of the sail wherein said bolt rope tunnel extends from the head of the mast toward a point of the boom which is located outside the universal joint with respect to the mast, said bolt rope tunnel being borne by a connecting member mounted on said mast for rotation about a vertical axis and extending over the area between the mast and said bolt rope tunnel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.