Sail rolling and storing device
AssigneeSociete Anonyme: Leisystem
InventorSuzanne M. Maurin
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Abstract
A device for rolling and storing a sail associated with a rolling boom, including a sheath of deformable material encircling the boom and provided with rigid edges defining a slit for passing the sail therethrough, wherein the sheath is carried by the boom for free pivotal movement and includes a transverse cross-sectional area at least equal to that of the boom and the sail completely rolled thereon.
Claims16
A device for rolling and storing a sail on any kind of rolling and furling boom for storing and protecting, against rain and sun rays, a sail extending substantially between the boom and a mast supporting the boom, the device comprising a sheath of flexible material which:
- (a) encompasses the boom and extends over substantially the entire length thereof;
- (b) includes rectilinear and rigid edges defining a slit disposed parallel to the longitudinal axis of the boom and disposable at the upper portion thereof for passing the sail therethrough;
- (c) is carried by the boom for free swinging movement around the longitudinal axis of the boom;
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- (d) includes a transverse cross-sectional area at least equal to that of the boom and the sail completely rolled thereon.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.