Patent ID: 7263941

Claim:
A furling device for furling sails on a sail boat, comprising an outer foil assembly including two crossed orders of outer foils wound about and made rigid with an inner foil adapted to transmit a sail furling torque to furl said sail on a sheath profiled element, said sheath profiled element comprising a flexible tubular strip having a strip portion with an increased thickness, said furling device being applied to a furling system comprising a halyard swivel having a halyard attachment terminal, an inner foil attachment terminal, an asymmetric sail swivel shackle and an anti-rotation rod preventing said furling system torque from twisting said sail boat halyard, said outer foil assembly being made rigid with said inner foil and being coupled to said halyard swivel by a coupling terminal and a furling drum, through a further connecting terminal, said sheath profiled element being coupled to said outer foil assembly only at a head point, said furling drum comprising an attachment terminal for coupling to a deck onboard and a continuous furling system including an endless line kit, a rotary base including an asymmetric sail swivel shackle, wherein said furling device further comprises a terminal foil assembly locking clamp including a base, a locking flange, locking screws, ball-dowel assemblies, and a collar for housing said sheath profiled element.