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Anti-ventilation device for sailboards

US5816179A · kind A · utility

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4References
5Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 30, 1998
Grant dateOct 6, 1998
Priority date
Expiry dateJan 30, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB63B32/60
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An improved sailboard (10) including a hull (12) with a fin (20) secured at the rear thereof, a flexible skirt (24) secured to the hull (12) and extending aft of the fin (20), and a rear extension (29) of the hull that extends aft of the skirt (24). The tail edge (16) of the hull (12) wraps around fin (20) and is cut forward so that the skirt (24) extends laterally of the fin (20).

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