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Patent No.:

US 11225311 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jan. 18, 2022

Filed:

Jun. 07, 2019

System comprising a tethered sail and a fixed station having means for folding the sail at the fixed station

Applicant:

Airseas, Toulouse, FR;

Inventors:

Pascal Arrouy, Aucamville, FR;

Jeremy Braines, Pibrac, FR;

Emmanuel Cortet, Le Haillan, FR;

Benoit Gagnaire, Fonsorbes, FR;

Jean-Marc Ortega, Blagnac, FR;

Jérôme Rigaud, Coufouleux, FR;

Vianney Hiver, Toulouse, FR;

Assignee:

AIRSEAS, Toulouse, FR;

Attorney:

Pearne & Gordon LLP

Primary Examiner:

Andrew Polay

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63H 9/06 (2020.01); B63H 9/072 (2020.01); B63H 9/071 (2020.01); B63B 15/00 (2006.01); B63H 9/10 (2006.01); B63B 35/00 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B63H 9/072 (2020.02); B63B 15/0083 (2013.01); B63H 9/071 (2020.02); B63H 9/1021 (2013.01); B63B 2035/009 (2013.01);
Abstract

A traction system for a watercraft, including a sail and a fixed station that includes a mast and a winch which is connected to the sail by a traction cable, the system further including a bottom part that is supported by the traction cable, and fold lines, each of which has an end that is attached to a leading edge of the sail, and another end that is supported by the bottom part. The fixed station includes a base that accommodates the bottom element when the sail is retracted by the winch; and structure for grasping each fold line and pulling same towards the mast so as to retract the leading edge against the mast and fold the sail once the winch has retracted same close to the station.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Arrouy, Pascal. (2022). System comprising a tethered sail and a fixed station having means for folding the sail at the fixed station (U.S. Patent No. 11225311). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/11225311

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