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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 1997
Filed:
Sep. 27, 1996
Pierre Clausin, Ville D'Avray, FR;
Proengin S.A., , FR;
Abstract
The mainsail reefing system embodying the invention comprises a winding tube mounted rotatably parallel to the boom, and a device for rotatably driving the winding tube, mounted coaxially at the end of the latter situated on the side of the boom end secured to the mast, the mainsail being slidably mounted onto the mast by a bolt rope, integral with the sail, sliding in a recess extending over the entire length of the mast, the recess being made in a profiled member fixed parallel to and at a distance from the mast so as to form a slot between the profiled member and the mast, and so that the recess is situated vertically above the area for winding the bolt rope around the winding tube.