Patents Assigned to Florida Sailing Systems, Inc.
  • Competition sailing jacket
    Patent number: 4011824
    Abstract: A sailing jacket for use by a sailor in competition sailing includes a plurality of identical vest sections. Each vest section has an inner panel and an outer panel joined together along their margins to form an interior compartment. A mass of water absorbent material is disposed within the compartment such that when the jacket is wetted a predetermined increase in weight becomes available to the sailor for use as trim ballast for improving the operating efficiency of his sailboat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 1975
    Date of Patent: March 15, 1977
    Assignee: Florida Sailing Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Margaret Kaynor, Peter Branning, Bruce Nolan