EP0026638A1 - Stabilizer apparatus for use with a sailboard - Google Patents

Stabilizer apparatus for use with a sailboard Download PDF

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EP0026638A1
EP0026638A1 EP80303356A EP80303356A EP0026638A1 EP 0026638 A1 EP0026638 A1 EP 0026638A1 EP 80303356 A EP80303356 A EP 80303356A EP 80303356 A EP80303356 A EP 80303356A EP 0026638 A1 EP0026638 A1 EP 0026638A1
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floats
stabilizer apparatus
surfboard
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support means
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Anthony Edward Bambridge
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING 
    • B63B43/00—Improving safety of vessels, e.g. damage control, not otherwise provided for
    • B63B43/02—Improving safety of vessels, e.g. damage control, not otherwise provided for reducing risk of capsizing or sinking
    • B63B43/10—Improving safety of vessels, e.g. damage control, not otherwise provided for reducing risk of capsizing or sinking by improving buoyancy
    • B63B43/14—Improving safety of vessels, e.g. damage control, not otherwise provided for reducing risk of capsizing or sinking by improving buoyancy using outboard floating members

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  • This invention relates to stabilizer apparatus for use with a sailing surfboard.
  • Sailing surfboards comprise a surfboard hull on which is mounted a mast carrying a sail.
  • the mast is usually attached to the hull by a universal joint and the arrangement is such that the user stands on the hull and operates the sail by holding a boom to which the sail is connected. Control of the craft is obtained by tilting the mast fore and aft and controlling the angle of the sail. Craft of this type are well-known in themselves and will not therefore be described further apart from adding that there are many variations on the basic theme.
  • the present invention is intended to provide removable stabilizer apparatus which can be attached to a board whilst a beginner is learing to sail the craft and which can be subsequently removed when the user has became competant.
  • a stabilizer apparatus comprises a pair of floats carried by support means and attachment means for releasably securing said support means to a sailing surfboard with which the apparatus is to be used with said floats located on each side of the hull thereof.
  • the floats act to effectively broaden the beam of the board to provide more stability, and in a preferred embodiment the floats are carried in spaced apart relationship by the support means.
  • the distance between said floats can be greater than the beam of the surfboard with which they are to be used so that they are not in contact therewith and may therefore act as outriggers to considerably broaden the beam and effectively provide a tri-maran.
  • the support means can be provided in any convenient way and in one preferred construction comprises one or more cross beams which carry the attachment means.
  • attachment means can take many forms and could be in the form of clips, clamps or, as in a preferred arrangement by adjustable straps which pass beneath the hull of a surfboard with which the apparatus is to be used to effectively clamp the support means to the upper surface thereof.
  • the floats themselves can be of any convenient shape and construction and could be made from hollow hulls made, for example, fran metal, a plastics material or wood, but are preferably made in the form of inflatable bags so that when the apparatus is dismantled from the board it can be easily stored.
  • the invention also includes a sailing surfboard incorporating stabilizer apparatus as set forth above.
  • the sailing surfboard with which the device is to be used comprises a surfboard hull 1 on which is mounted a mast 2 which is connected to the hull 1 by means of a universal joint 3.
  • the mast 2 carries a sail 4 and a boom 5.
  • sail and boom are shown and in Figure 3 they have been removed.
  • FIGS 1 and 2 the level of the water on which the surfboard 1 is floating is indicated by reference numeral 6.
  • the hull 1 floats almost on the surface of the water and if the mast 2 is allowed to fall over the side it will be appreciated that a person standing on the board has difficulty in maintaining balance and keeping the board flat whilst bending over to lift the mast 2 and sail 4 prior to holding the boom 5 to control the sail 4 and sail the board.
  • the stabilizer apparatus according to the present invention is shown attached to the board.
  • This apparatus comprises a pair of spaced apart inflatable floats 7 and 8. These floats are suitably shaped to pass through the water and have a tapered bow profile indicated by reference numeral 9. In section they are circular.
  • the floats 7 and 8 are carried on a pair of cross-beams 10 and 11 to which they are secured by pockets 12 into which the cross-beams fit and are secured.
  • the cross-beams have a cranked shape so that when the lower surface of each cross beam rests against the upper surface of the hull 1 the floats 7 and 8 are approximately on the water surface 6.
  • the cross-beams are secured to the hull by adjustable straps 14, as shown in Figure 2, the ends of the straps being secured by loops, not shown, to the cross-beams 10 and 11.
  • the distance between the floats is sufficient to ensure that they are well spaced away from the hull 1 to provide the necessary stability and in fact, act as outriggers.
  • the cross-beams 10, 11 and 17 are made from aluminium tubing
  • the inflatable floats are made from rubber neoprene or a plastics material for example polyvynilchloride or polythene
  • the straps 14 are made from a rubber or canvas material, or a similar material, for example, a synthetic plastics material webbing.
  • the hull 1 of the sailing surfboard is provided with clamps or vertically projecting pins onto which stabilizer apparatus according to the invention can be clamped thus obviating the strap means described above.

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EP80303356A 1979-09-27 1980-09-24 Stabilizer apparatus for use with a sailboard Withdrawn EP0026638A1 (en)

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DE3129200A1 (de) * 1981-07-24 1983-02-10 Helmut Dipl.-Ing.(FH) 6720 Speyer Kappner Ausreiteinrichtung fuer segelboote
WO2010127840A3 (en) * 2009-05-05 2011-01-06 Diarmuid Fehily A vessel training device

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US4598659A (en) * 1982-11-15 1986-07-08 Chinnery Lindsay C Sailboard with removable floats
US4545772A (en) * 1984-05-14 1985-10-08 Stockhausen Philip J Sailboard cargo carrier
FR2629042A1 (fr) * 1988-03-28 1989-09-29 Drachkovitch Yvan Dispositif pour monter a bord d'une embarcation et embarcation equipee d'un tel dispositif
DE3823605A1 (de) * 1988-07-12 1990-02-22 Emil Lang Wasserfahrzeug

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FR971560A (fr) * 1948-09-11 1951-01-18 Appareil à flotteurs latéraux formant dérives stabilisatrices pour embarcations
DE846660C (de) * 1943-04-30 1952-08-14 Moritz Gotthold Foerster Wasserfahrzeug
US2781735A (en) * 1953-03-16 1957-02-19 Roberts Sailing craft multiple hull arrangement
US3321784A (en) * 1965-10-23 1967-05-30 Edwin W Rasmussen Catamaran type of water craft
US3352275A (en) * 1966-08-08 1967-11-14 Homer C Wilson Aquaero boat glider
FR1568965A (es) * 1968-03-05 1969-05-30

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DE846660C (de) * 1943-04-30 1952-08-14 Moritz Gotthold Foerster Wasserfahrzeug
FR971560A (fr) * 1948-09-11 1951-01-18 Appareil à flotteurs latéraux formant dérives stabilisatrices pour embarcations
US2781735A (en) * 1953-03-16 1957-02-19 Roberts Sailing craft multiple hull arrangement
US3321784A (en) * 1965-10-23 1967-05-30 Edwin W Rasmussen Catamaran type of water craft
US3352275A (en) * 1966-08-08 1967-11-14 Homer C Wilson Aquaero boat glider
FR1568965A (es) * 1968-03-05 1969-05-30

Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE3129200A1 (de) * 1981-07-24 1983-02-10 Helmut Dipl.-Ing.(FH) 6720 Speyer Kappner Ausreiteinrichtung fuer segelboote
WO2010127840A3 (en) * 2009-05-05 2011-01-06 Diarmuid Fehily A vessel training device

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ES260833U (es) 1982-08-01
AU6260480A (en) 1981-04-09

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