摘要 |
PCT No. PCT/SE88/00556 Sec. 371 Date Apr. 2, 1991 Sec. 102(e) Date Apr. 2, 1991 PCT Filed Oct. 21, 1988 PCT Pub. No. WO90/04539 PCT Pub. Date May 3, 1990.An apparatus for securing battens mounted on a sail and for adjusting the tension of the battens is disclosed, the apparatus having track slide members which are slidably connected for movement along a mast, a fitting device is used to connect the sail to respective track slide members and to secure a respective batten in a predetermined position on the sail so that a portion of the device is fixed in the lateral direction with respect to a respective track slide member when the sail is forced toward the mast, and the same portion of the fitting device is free to move in all directions with respect to the respective track slide member when the sail is forced away from the mast. Additionally, the battens are mounted and secured along the sail so that the tension can be simply and effectively adjusted. |