Patent ID: 6257160
Filing Date: 2001-07-10
Classification: B63H,Y10T

Abstract:
In a process of manufacturing sail components for a triangularly shaped sail in the form of panels, wherein said panels, when incorporated in said sail, have warp yarns oriented along principal load paths in said panel comprising the steps of:(a) weaving a panel wherein in said panel woven warp yarns are being spaced apart and are at varying angles of said warp yarns with respect to fill yarns in sail woven panel and wherein said warp yarns follow load paths for said sail panel;(b) weaving further panels by changing said angle in said spaced apart warp yarns with respect to fill yarns and wherein warp yarns in said further panels follow load paths in said further woven panels; and(c) laminating woven panels of step (a) and (b); and(d) incorporating said panels of steps (a), (b), and (c) including additional panels, in said triangularly shaped sail.