Flag in the shape
A semi-rigid rod inserted into the sail hem maintains the shape and supports the sail, addressing the folding issue and enabling varied sail designs and larger surface areas.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- FR2024006846
- Authority / Receiving Office
- FR · FR
- Patent Type
- Utility models
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-06-25
- Publication Date
- 2025-12-26
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-06-25
AI Technical Summary
Existing flag sails fold in on themselves due to lack of structural support, limiting sail design and surface area expansion.
Inserting a special light semi-rigid rod, such as an aluminum or copper rod surrounded by PVC, into the sail hem to maintain shape and support the sail design.
Preserves the shape of the sail design and allows for increased surface area without folding, enabling diverse sail formats and creations.
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Abstract
Description
Title of the invention: Flag with the shape
[0001] This invention makes it possible to define and manufacture flags in the shape of an object or other design while retaining the shape defined by the object or other design, and this while using the existing technical structure of the flag (mast, pole, crossarm). This technique also makes it possible to enlarge the surface area of the sail while preserving the shape of the chosen object or design.
[0002] Without this new technique, the sail would fold in on itself. It is therefore a technical solution to a technical problem and it also allows for a multiplication of sail formats and creations, thus involving inventive activity.
[0003] This is therefore the development of a new sail design based on existing support techniques (mast, rod, boom).
[0004] Explanation of the technique: when sewing the hem of the sail whose shape has been modified, a special light semi-rigid rod of about 3mm thick (aluminum rod, copper rod surrounded by pvc ...) which allows to maintain a shape is inserted into the hem.
Claims
[Claim 1] Demands I claim to have invented new flags with original shapes on an existing support (pole, reed, bracket) and I claim to have invented the semi-rigid pole technique. Just as the inventor Robert Kearns invented the intermittent windshield wiper in 1963.