Three-sided wind scoop

a three-sided wind scoop and scoop technology, applied in the direction of air-catching equipment, vessel ventillation/heating/cooling, vessel construction, etc., can solve the problems of excessive warmth and humidity that may build up in the interior, and achieve the effect of providing strength and stability

Inactive Publication Date: 2008-10-16
FIEBER RICHARD G +1
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[0011]Said sleeves for the rigid battens of the cap may be positioned on the top or underside surface of the cap by sewing or heat sealing a part of the panels to themselves or by using a strip of additional fabric in any conventional manner. More preferably the sleeves for the rigid battens are on the underside of the cap and not only run along the lines of the top edge of the rectangular panels attached to the cap, they are a part of said panel attachment itself. Likewise the sleeves for the rigid battens along the bottom edge of the three panels of the three sided wind scoop may be made by heat sealing or sewing a part of the panels to themselves or by sewing an additional strip of fabric to the

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A major problem often encountered by sail boaters is excessive warmth and humidity that may build up in the interi

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[0017]Referring to FIG. 1 a three-sided wind scoop 20 is shown which comprises a cap 2, having a permanently encased flexible plastic tube 19 around the entire outer edge of the cap, as well as, three flexible battens 3 also permanently encased in the cap and three sleeves 8 for holding three rigid battens 4, each such rigid batten 4 having one of its ends contained in an equal angle Y-tube connector 9 (also shown in FIGS. 1a &1b) and three equal angle Y-shaped rectangular panels 5 for capturing the wind, said panels being attached to the underside of said cap via said sleeves, and to each other to form a center seam 15; the bottom of each of the three wind catching panels each having a sleeve 11 for holding a rigid batten 6, wherein one end of each batten 6 is contained in a second equal angle Y-tube connector 9 (also shown in FIG. 1a), the other end of each batten 6 being exposed portion so that it can abut against the deck of the sailboat adjacent to the bottom opening of a hatch...

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A three-sided wind scoop is provided for aerating and cooling the interior of a sailboat. The wind scoop comprises three flexible rectangular shaped panels, one side of each panel being joined together to form a center seam; the top of each said three panels being attached in an equal angel Y-shaped configuration to an essentially circular flexible fabric which forms a cap or top cover for said wind scoop. The Y-shaped configured panels of the wind scoop are designed to capture the wind and the direct the flow of air down into the boat regardless of the direction of the wind in relation to the boat and the cap of the wind scoop is designed to capture the wind flowing upward from said Y-shaped configured panels and direct it back downward, thereby adding to and facilitating the downward flow of the air.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]This invention relates to a three-sided wind scoop for aerating and cooling the interior of a sailboat. The term wind scoop is a commonly used name in the art for a ventilation device designed to direct the flow of fresh air into the interior of a sailboat through an opening such as a hatch on the sailboat.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]A major problem often encountered by sail boaters is excessive warmth and humidity that may build up in the interior of the forward cabin of the sailboat when it is at anchor, due to insufficient ventilation throughout the cabin. Preventing this problem and maintaining a comfortable temperature and humidity is particularly personally desirable, since the cabin generally comprises the living and galley space of the sailboat.[0003]Numerous types of wind scoops or ventilators have heretofore been proposed for use in aerating said cabin of a sailboat. However, the present invention comprising a simple three-sided wind scoop ...

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IPC IPC(8): B63J2/00
CPCB63J2/10B63B19/06
Inventor FIEBER, RICHARD G.GALLAGHER, TIMOTHY W.
Owner FIEBER RICHARD G
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