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Sail and method of manufacture

  • US 6,260,497 B1
  • Filed: 03/07/2000
  • Issued: 07/17/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/07/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A sail comprised of a shape defined by a boundary between each points of attachment of said shape, said points of attachment comprised of a clew, a tack, and a head, said sail when in use defining a three-dimensional body of complex curves in each vertical and horizontal cross section of said body, said sail when in use having a plurality of primary, curved load paths between each point of attachment and a plurality of secondary load paths within said body intersecting with said primary load path, said body comprised of at least one panel of woven stretch resistant primary warp yarns of continuous filaments wherein said warp yarns follow said load paths in said panels, and wherein said warp yarns in at least one panel is uninterrupted by seams between said points of attachment.

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