FR2580252A1 - Protective cover for "head" sails on a winder - Google Patents

Abstract

Device for protecting the "head" sails wound on a winder, characterised in that it comprises a sleeve, a collar, a slide closure in two parts and a mooring gasket. The sleeve is made from a fabric which is normally used for making mainsail covers and which has to be of long-term durability. This sleeve is to have, sewn into its upper part, two strips of gripping fabric of the "Velcro" type which are separated by approximately 15 cm, with 2 slots in this width, and in its lower part a hem forming a gusset in which a gasket is to slide. Application to yachting.

Description

PROTECTIVE COVER FOR SAILS "BEFORE" ON REEL
The present invention relates to a device for protecting, on a sailboat, the sails "before", rolled on a furler, from bad weather, from the sun and the moon.

 Currently there is only one strip of treated fabric, sewn on the drop of the sails, which covers more or less well the rolled sails, which risks creating points of weakness at the level of certain seams.

 The device according to the invention overcomes this drawback. It has, in fact, a fabric sheath that slides along the rolled sail to protect it over its entire height. Its installation and soneièvement will be of a very simple and very reliable handling.

 According to a preferred embodiment, the sheath constitutes a part of the cover. The upper part of this sheath will have, sewn on the edge, a strip of gripping fabric type "Velcro -T.M." male part and about 15 cm lower the female part. This folded space, provided with 2 slots will trap a collar provided with two rings in order to be able to hook a shackle or a carabiner connected to a halyard.

 This collar, with a diameter adapted to the size of the sailboat, will be made of a light material, stable over time and non-aggressive for fabrics (polyethylene for example). This ring will be provided with a device allowing its opening in order to be able to put it in place.

It can also be opened a few centimeters in order to pass the stay inside.

 The cover will be made of a fabric used by sailboats for mainsail covers, it will be provided over its entire height with a zipper with plastic teeth, always for a question of lightness and reliability. This zipper will be in two parts so that the jib or genoa sheets can be left in place.

 In its lower part, the sheath will be folded and sewn in order to slide in this hem a garcette which will make it possible to moor the cover at the mooring point of the sail, or at the anchoring point of the forestay.

 To hoist this cover, simply hook the carabiner or the shackle of an available halyard (for example a spinnaker halyard) on the two rings of the collar previously put in place; to imprison this collar between the 2 strips of "Velcro" of the cover; to engage the zipper and to close this zipper as the cover is hoisted, up to the listening point. Reconnect the second part of this zipper after this listening point and continue the operation to the bottom of the cover. To stretch the boy on the bottom of this cover and to moor this end at the agreed point.

 To lower this cover, we will practice the reverse maneuver.

After having left free the halyard which will have been used to hoist the cover, we will pull on this cover downwards by opening progressively the zipper.

 Once everything is on deck, it will suffice to detach the collar from the cover, unhook the shackle or the carabiner from the two rings of the collar.

 The length of the cover, of the zipper; the width of this cover as well as the diameter of the collar; the positioning of the opening to let the sheets pass, will depend on the size of the sailboat and consequently on the length of the forestay and the outside diameter of the rolled sail.

 The device according to the invention is not limited and can be produced for all kinds of "before" sails.

Claims (5)

1) Device for protecting the sails "before" rolled on a furler characterized in that it comprises a sheath, a collar, a two-part zipper and a mooring boy. 2) Device according to claim i characterized by a sheath made of a fabric normally used for the manufacture of mainsail covers which must resist over time. This sheath will have, sewn in its upper part, 2 strips of gripping fabric type "Velcro" separated by about 15 cm, with in this width 2 slits, and in its lower part a hem forming a gusset in which a little boy will slide. 3) Device according to claim 1 or claim 2 characterized in that the upper part of the sheath folded and held by the strips of gripping fabric type "Velcro" we will trap a collar, open for a few centimeters or provided with a device allowing the opening of this collar. This collar will have two rings diametrically opposite and perpendicular to the plane of this collar. Collar made of a light, stable and non-aggressive material. 4) Device according to claim 1 or claim 2 characterized in that over the entire height of this sheath will be sewn a zipper with plastic teeth, always for reasons of weight, stability and non-aggression for the fabrics; in two parts to let the tapping pass. 5) Device according to claim 1 or claim 2 characterized in that tala lower part of the sheath, we fold the fabric and we will sew in order to achieve a hollow hem in which will slide a little boy to moor this cover for the jib or genoa mooring point.