Patent ID: 7392558
Filing Date: 2008-07-01
Classification: B08B,D06F,D06G,D10B

Abstract:
1. Method for cleaning sails for sailboats, in which at least one cleaning solution is applied to a sail ( 5 ) in a washing apparatus ( 30 ), wherein sail ( 5 ) is moved continuously forward through individually compartmented and spaced apart cleaning stations in washing apparatus ( 30 ) in a spread-out state of the sail, wherein the washing apparatus includes a plurality of spaced-apart level support surfaces positioned in a common plane alone which the sail is moved, said sail being in moving contact with said support surfaces, a plurality of pairs of conveyance rollers having respective lines of contact along said common plane, a pair of downstream rollers turned at a higher speed than the conveyance rollers so as to impart tension to the sail, and at least one pair of cleaning rollers located between at least two of the pairs of the conveyance rollers and positioned so as to contact and clean both sides of the sail.