Wind-propelled vehicle including wing-sail
OwnerIlan Goneninventor
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Abstract
A wind-propelled vehicle, includes: a vertical mast assembly having a lower end rotatably mounted about a vertical axis on the vehicle; and a wing sail carried by the vertical mast assembly for propelling the vehicle, including a fore sail panel defining the leading edge of the wing-sail, and a pair of aft sail panels attached to a pair of booms defining the sides and trailing edge of the wing-sail. The vertical mast assembly includes a pair of vertically-extending posts connected together at their upper ends, diverging apart at their lower ends, and connected together at the diverging lower ends to define an “A” configuration frame. The diverging lower ends of the pair of posts are rotatably mounted on the vehicle.
Claims11
A wind-propelled vehicle, comprising:
- a vertical mast assembly having a lower end rotatably mounted about a vertical axis on the vehicle;
- and a wing-sail carried by said vertical mast assembly for propelling the vehicle, said wing-sail including a fore sail panel defining a leading edge of the wing-sail, and a pair of aft sail panels defining sides and a trailing edge of the wing-sail;
- characterized in that said vertical mast assembly includes:
- a pair of vertically-extending posts joined together at their upper ends, diverging apart towards their lower ends, and connected together at said diverging lower ends to define a frame of an A-configuration;
- and a rotatable support for the diverging lower ends of the pair of posts to said vehicle;
- and a separate boom fixed to the lower end of each of said pair of posts connected to the aft sail panels of said wing-sail enabling each aft sail panel to be hoisted and reefed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.