초록 ▼

The present invention concerns a steerable wind-powered vehicle, which comprises a base supported on at least two wheels, skis, skates or hydrofoils, at least one of the wheels, skis, skates or hydrofoils being arranged to be steerable, a mast carrying a sail and being pivotally and rotatably mounte

The present invention concerns a steerable wind-powered vehicle, which comprises a base supported on at least two wheels, skis, skates or hydrofoils, at least one of the wheels, skis, skates or hydrofoils being arranged to be steerable, a mast carrying a sail and being pivotally and rotatably mounted with respect to the base, and a mechanism responsive to pivotal movement of the mast for controlling directional movement of the or each of the steerable wheels, skis, skates or hydrofoils.

대표청구항 ▼

A steerable wind-powered vehicle, which comprises: (a) an elongate base having a longitudinal axis; (b) first and second carrier means selected from the group consisting of wheels, skis, skates and hydrofoils, said first carrier means being located at one end of said base and the second carrier mean

A steerable wind-powered vehicle, which comprises: (a) an elongate base having a longitudinal axis; (b) first and second carrier means selected from the group consisting of wheels, skis, skates and hydrofoils, said first carrier means being located at one end of said base and the second carrier means being located at the other end of said base to support said base, wherein a point of the first carrier means and a point of the second carrier means are substantially collinear with the axis of the base, at least one of said carrier means being arranged to be steerable; (c) a mast carrying a sail; (d) means pivotally mounting said mast on said base; and (e) a mechanism responsive to lateral pivotal movement of said mast relative to said base for controlling directional movement of said steerable carrier means.