EP0362194A1 - Voilier a double coque - Google Patents

Voilier a double coque

Info

Publication number
EP0362194A1
EP0362194A1 EP19870903776 EP87903776A EP0362194A1 EP 0362194 A1 EP0362194 A1 EP 0362194A1 EP 19870903776 EP19870903776 EP 19870903776 EP 87903776 A EP87903776 A EP 87903776A EP 0362194 A1 EP0362194 A1 EP 0362194A1
Authority
EP
European Patent Office
Prior art keywords
hulls
pair
sailing vessel
hull
cross
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Withdrawn
Application number
EP19870903776
Other languages
German (de)
English (en)
Other versions
EP0362194A4 (en
Inventor
Winton P. Mcmillen
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
SCAT MARINE PRODUCTS, INC.
Original Assignee
SCAT MARINE PRODUCTS Inc
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by SCAT MARINE PRODUCTS Inc filed Critical SCAT MARINE PRODUCTS Inc
Publication of EP0362194A1 publication Critical patent/EP0362194A1/fr
Publication of EP0362194A4 publication Critical patent/EP0362194A4/en
Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

Links

Classifications

    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING 
    • B63B7/00—Collapsible, foldable, inflatable or like vessels
    • B63B7/02—Collapsible, foldable, inflatable or like vessels comprising only rigid parts
    • B63B7/04—Collapsible, foldable, inflatable or like vessels comprising only rigid parts sectionalised
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING 
    • B63B1/00—Hydrodynamic or hydrostatic features of hulls or of hydrofoils
    • B63B1/02—Hydrodynamic or hydrostatic features of hulls or of hydrofoils deriving lift mainly from water displacement
    • B63B1/10—Hydrodynamic or hydrostatic features of hulls or of hydrofoils deriving lift mainly from water displacement with multiple hulls
    • B63B1/12—Hydrodynamic or hydrostatic features of hulls or of hydrofoils deriving lift mainly from water displacement with multiple hulls the hulls being interconnected rigidly
    • B63B1/121—Hydrodynamic or hydrostatic features of hulls or of hydrofoils deriving lift mainly from water displacement with multiple hulls the hulls being interconnected rigidly comprising two hulls
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING 
    • B63B3/00—Hulls characterised by their structure or component parts
    • B63B3/02—Hulls assembled from prefabricated sub-units
    • B63B3/08—Hulls assembled from prefabricated sub-units with detachably-connected sub-units
    • B63B2003/085—Multiple hull vessels, e.g. catamarans, assembled from detachably-connected sub-units

Definitions

  • This invention relates to sailing vessels, and in particular to collapsible sailing vessels.
  • This invention is a twin-hulled sailing vessel.
  • the vessel is provided with a pair of elongate hulls, a pair of cross-members hold the hulls in alignment, and a trampoline extending between the cross-members.
  • the boat is further provided with a mast which is supportable by one of the cross-members and a sail.
  • the boat also includes a rudder assembly. To permit the vessel to be conveniently stored, the rudder assembly, the sail, the mast, the trampoline, and the cross-members are all sized and constructed to fit within one of the vessel's pair of hulls.
  • the vessel's hulls are each advantageously provided 5 with a retractable keel or daggerboard.
  • the hulls include a substantially open end, and the vessel is further provided with a pair of plugs which are insertable into the open ends to seal the open ends.
  • a pair of plugs which are insertable into the open ends to seal the open ends.
  • the rudder assembly includes a pair of rudder blades, each of which is mounted to one of the hulls by retractable pintle within the open end of the rudder assembly
  • each of the hulls is provided with a pair of raised yokes for receiving the cross-members, and the trampoline and the hulls are provided with mating Velcro fasteners to hold the trampoline taut. « n Description of the Drawings
  • Figure 1 is a perspective view of a twin-hulled sailing vessel embodying the present invention
  • Figure 2 is a front elevational view of the vessel of Figure 1;
  • Figure 3 is a side elevation view of the vessel of Figure 1;
  • Figure 4 is a enlarged partial sectional view taken along 4-4 of Figure 1;
  • Figure 5 is a partial sectional view taken along 5-5 of Figure 4.
  • Figure 6 is an exploded perspective view of the connection between the cross-members and hulls of the vessel of Figure 1;
  • Figure 7 is a partial sectional view illustrating the __ connection between the assembled hull and cross-member;
  • Figure 8 is a cross section along lines 8-8 of the transom area of the vessel of Figure 1;
  • Figure 9 is a rear elevation of the transom area of the vessel of Figure 1;
  • Figure 10 is a detailed side elevation partially in cut-away of the rudder and transom area of the vessel of Figure 1;
  • Figure 11 is a perspective view of one hull of an alternative embodiment of a vessel according to this invention, illustrating the parts of the boat stored therein;
  • Figure 12 is a perspective enlargement of the junction between hull halves of the catamaran of Figure 11;
  • Figure 13 shows a method of carrying the hulls of Figure 11
  • Figure 14 is a perspective view of an alternative embodiment of a vessel of the present invention utilizing a two-piece hull as illustrated in Figure 11.
  • a twin-hull vessel or catamaran 1 has a pair of hulls 2, each of which include a deck 4.
  • a pair of retractable keels or daggerboards 6 pass through a trunk 8 to extend below the hull to stabilize the vessel and to prevent side slip when the catamaran is under sail.
  • the hulls are connected by a pair of elongate cylindrical cross-members 10.
  • the mast 10 could also be of the telescoping variety.
  • the vessel includes a trampoline 12 having looped ends, which is suspended between the cross-members 10, so that the cross- members 10 support the bulk of the weight of the trampoline and any passengers resting thereon.
  • Mating Velcro fasteners on the trampoline 14 and the decks 6 help support the trampoline 12 and hold the trampoline tautly centered between the hulls 2. This means of attachment permits the trampoline 12 to be tightened to any desired tension and to be easily and quickly mounted and dismounted.
  • a two-piece mast 20 is supported within a step 22 in the forward cross-member 10.
  • a forestay 24 and a pair of shrouds 26 hold the mast 20 in place.
  • the vessel is steered by a rudder assembly 30 which will be described in greater detail hereinafter.
  • the vessel 1 is shown with a main sail 40 and a jib 42.
  • the ib 42 is trimmed by sheets 46 and 44, respectively.
  • all the components of the vessel, including its mast 20 and sails, 40 and 42 can be stowed within the hulls 2 on either side of the centerboard trunk 8.
  • the cross-members 10 are stored with the trampoline wound between them.
  • Each hull includes a pair of raised yokes 50 for receiving and retaining the cross-members 10.
  • the cross-member 10 is received within the yoke 50 and is held there by a single bolt 52 having a handle portion 54, a shaft portion 56, a nd a threaded portion 58.
  • the threaded portion 58 passes through a C-shaped clip 60 and is threaded into the yoke 50.
  • the clip 60 secures the bolt 52 to the cross-member 10 and prevents the bolt 52 from being lost when the vessel is disassembled.
  • the yoke is advantageously provided with a metal plate 61 which reinforces the connection between the bolt 52 and the yoke 50 and distributes the stress of the connection over a larger surface area.
  • the yokes 50 overcome any torque about the axis of the bolts 52, thereby permitting a single bolt to be used to attach each cross-member 10 to each hull 2.
  • the flat upper surfaces 51 of the yokes 50 permit the two hulls 2 of the catamaran 1 to be stacked deck-to-deck on top of one another for convenient storage. While stored in this manner, the mating upper surfaces of the yokes will be the only portion of the two hulls touching one another. This means that the yokes 50 of the lower hull 2 will support the entire weight of the upper hull.
  • a short length of tubing equal in diameter 5 to the cross-members 10 may be positioned between each pair of mating yokes to prevent the hulls from sliding relative one another during storage.
  • the tubular body 70 of the hull 2 is provided with a seat 72 mounted to the inner wall of 0 the tubular body to align and limit the axial movement of a plug 74 within the hull.
  • the plug is comprised of a pair of compression plates 80 mounted on a bolt 82. Between the plates 80 is a layer of foam rubber 84.
  • a handle 86 is mounted on one end of the bolt 82 and a nut
  • the rudder assembly at the rear of each hull includes a rudder blade 90 and a tiller 92, both of which are mounted to a rudder head 94.
  • the rudder blade is preferably rotatably mounted to the rudder 0 head by a pivot pin 96.
  • the tiller 92 is rotatably mounted to the rudder assembly 30 by a pivot pin 100.
  • the pivot pin 100 permits the tiller 92 to be rotated counter ⁇ clockwise (as shown in Figure 10) until the tiller 92 is vertical and is prevented from further rotation by the 5 cylindrical upper edge 93 of the rudder head 94.
  • the end of the tiller 92 which rotates within the rudder head 94 is cupped by a partial cylindrical wall within the rudder head 94 when the tiller 92 is vertical.
  • This mechanism permits the blade 90 and the tiller 92 to be easily stored within the hull 2.
  • the blade 90 can also be rotated backward from the hull about the pivot pin 96 to avoid collision damage when the boat is in shallow water or is being beached.
  • a handle 102 is also provided to permit the blade 90 to be manually raised.
  • a Velcro strip 104 releasably holds the blade to the head 94.
  • the rudder assembly 30 is rotatably mounted to each hull by two pintles, 110 and 112, which are mounted on the head 94, and are fitted rotatably into holes 120 and 122 5 in the hull.
  • the lower pintle 12 is fixed to the head 94 and fits into the hole 120 which extends through the seat 72 and the hull 2.
  • the upper pintle 110 mounts into a hole 122 in the seat 72 and the deck 4 of the hull 2. To permit 0 the quick and easy installation of the rudder, the pintle 110 moves up and down relative the head 194 in a channel 130.
  • a pintle pull down shaft 132 permits the retraction of the pintle 110 downward out of the hole 122 and into the channel 130. Whenever the pintle pull-down shaft is released, a compression spring 134 within the channel 130 biases the pintle 110 outward.
  • the vessel has a forward container 140 and a rear container 142 held together by a latch system 144.
  • a sleeve 146 causes the two containers 140 and 142 to slide together in a tight fit.
  • the latch system 144 has a hook 150 on one container, a claw 152 on the other container, said claw 152 being mounted to a compression lever 154 that pivots at 158 about a base 160 mounted upon the hull 2.
  • the claw 152 is locked over the hook 150 which is then pulled tight by the compression lever 154. This compresses an 0-ring 162 into an O-ring seat 164 thereby creating a water-tight seal.
  • the two containers 140 and 142 can be seen to be easily carryable by one person using handles 170.
  • these handles are located at the center of weight of each container.
  • all exterior equipment of the vessel including the mast, rudder, keel, cross-members 10, sails 40 and 42, and trampoline 12 can easily be carried in the four containers 140 and 142 formed from the two hulls of the catamaran.
  • Figure 14 shows this embodiment in its assembled form.

Landscapes

  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Ocean & Marine Engineering (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Fluid Mechanics (AREA)
  • Filling Or Discharging Of Gas Storage Vessels (AREA)

Abstract

Voilier démontable à double coque comprenant: une paire de coques allongées (2), une paire d'éléments transversaux (10) maintenant les coques alignées, dimensionnés et construits pour tenir dans une des coques; un trampoline (12) s'étendant entre les éléments transversaux, dimensionné et construit pour tenir dans une des coques; un mât (20) pouvant être supporté par un des deux éléments transversaux, dimensionné et construit pour pouvoir se loger dans une des coques; une voile (40), dimensionnée et construite pour s'adapter dans une des coques ainsi qu'un ensemble de gouvernail (30) dimensionné et construit pour tenir dans une des coques.
EP19870903776 1987-05-13 1987-05-13 Twin-hulled sailing vessel Withdrawn EP0362194A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
PCT/US1987/001129 WO1988008804A1 (fr) 1987-05-13 1987-05-13 Voilier a double coque

Publications (2)

Publication Number Publication Date
EP0362194A1 true EP0362194A1 (fr) 1990-04-11
EP0362194A4 EP0362194A4 (en) 1990-09-19

Family

ID=22202391

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
EP19870903776 Withdrawn EP0362194A4 (en) 1987-05-13 1987-05-13 Twin-hulled sailing vessel

Country Status (2)

Country Link
EP (1) EP0362194A4 (fr)
WO (1) WO1988008804A1 (fr)

Families Citing this family (11)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR2646647B1 (fr) * 1989-05-02 1995-03-17 Corpel Rene Embarcation destinee a servir de bateau de survie ainsi que de canot a usage normal
FR2650803A1 (fr) * 1989-08-14 1991-02-15 Salmon Jean Claude Structure flottante modulable insubmersible
FR2651743B1 (fr) * 1989-09-13 1991-12-27 Peyrot Des Gachons Arnaud Voilier multicoque de sport du type "prao", a coque principale demontable.
FR2675111B1 (fr) * 1991-04-11 1997-07-18 Battaia Gilbert Bateau de plaisance a voile demontable.
WO1998003394A1 (fr) * 1996-07-23 1998-01-29 Paul Muller Bateau pliant
DE19702844C1 (de) * 1997-01-27 1998-10-01 Joachim Sauer Modulares Wasserfahrzeug-System
DE19703895A1 (de) * 1997-02-03 1998-08-06 Peter Wittkopf Auslegersegelboot
US7137349B2 (en) * 2003-06-24 2006-11-21 David Morelock Kickdown catamaran
FR2867150A1 (fr) * 2004-03-05 2005-09-09 Dorguloff Appareil a gouverner une embarcation.
US8132523B2 (en) * 2006-11-21 2012-03-13 White Jr Felix Portable, single-person pontoon boat, kit and method
KR101844340B1 (ko) 2017-11-23 2018-04-03 주식회사 에스컴텍 조립식 쌍동형 보트

Citations (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR928144A (fr) * 1946-05-11 1947-11-19 Engin de navigation à pédales
FR967696A (fr) * 1948-06-08 1950-11-09 Perfectionnements aux engins nautiques à pédales
US4543898A (en) * 1983-10-11 1985-10-01 Castilla Antonio J Two hulled motor to sail convertible boat

Family Cites Families (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2916748A (en) * 1956-05-10 1959-12-15 Stahmer Bernhardt Knock-down pontoon boat
US3796175A (en) * 1971-09-22 1974-03-12 Woodall Industries Inc Catamaran
US4029038A (en) * 1975-12-22 1977-06-14 Pfahl Kurt J Releasable rudder lock
US4401047A (en) * 1981-01-19 1983-08-30 Auras Alain G Wind-propelled craft
US4569301A (en) * 1984-01-04 1986-02-11 Pyburn Robert M Utility container for catamaran sailboats

Patent Citations (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR928144A (fr) * 1946-05-11 1947-11-19 Engin de navigation à pédales
FR967696A (fr) * 1948-06-08 1950-11-09 Perfectionnements aux engins nautiques à pédales
US4543898A (en) * 1983-10-11 1985-10-01 Castilla Antonio J Two hulled motor to sail convertible boat

Non-Patent Citations (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Title
See also references of WO8808804A1 *

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
WO1988008804A1 (fr) 1988-11-17
EP0362194A4 (en) 1990-09-19

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
US3473502A (en) Sailboat
US4915047A (en) Knock down catamaran with inflatable pontoons
US5626501A (en) Pontoon water bike
US5582126A (en) Modular watercraft system
US7530322B2 (en) Boat foldable into a compact self-contained shape
US8132523B2 (en) Portable, single-person pontoon boat, kit and method
US4768454A (en) Folding wheeled boat
US10577070B2 (en) Power paddle
CA1329060C (fr) Bateau a voile demontable
US4082049A (en) Sailing cradle
EP0362194A1 (fr) Voilier a double coque
US6390013B1 (en) Open-trough kayak sail kit
US8336475B2 (en) Transformable, multifunctional and self-stowage watercraft
US6925955B1 (en) Seating and rowing attachment for inflatable raft
US20220274681A1 (en) Modular Rudder System
US5438944A (en) Surface mounted collapsible mooring cleat and housing
US5975003A (en) Small watercraft bow portage accessory
US5313908A (en) Car topable catamaran with collapsible frame and universal tiller/rudder-mast daggerboard mounting constructions
US6240865B1 (en) Multi-purpose sailing kit assembly
US4781397A (en) Collapsible trolley
US4800832A (en) Recreational boat
US5042411A (en) Collapsible catamaran sailboat
US5657713A (en) Tri-modal multi-canoe boating system
US6986318B2 (en) Sail assembly
US3422778A (en) Multipurpose boat

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
PUAI Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phase

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009012

17P Request for examination filed

Effective date: 19891116

AK Designated contracting states

Kind code of ref document: A1

Designated state(s): AT BE CH DE FR GB IT LI LU NL SE

RAP1 Party data changed (applicant data changed or rights of an application transferred)

Owner name: SCAT MARINE PRODUCTS, INC.

RIN1 Information on inventor provided before grant (corrected)

Inventor name: MCMILLEN, WINTON P.

A4 Supplementary search report drawn up and despatched

Effective date: 19900731

AK Designated contracting states

Kind code of ref document: A4

Designated state(s): AT BE CH DE FR GB IT LI LU NL SE

STAA Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent

Free format text: STATUS: THE APPLICATION HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN

18W Application withdrawn

Withdrawal date: 19901029

R18W Application withdrawn (corrected)

Effective date: 19901029