Patents Assigned to Thomas R. Swetish
  • Patent number: 5873588
    Abstract: An assembled sail powered vehicle, including: a sail; a frame for supporting the sail, the frame including a plurality of elongated rigid frame members, a plurality of joint assemblies releasably captured between the ends of respective of the frame members, and a plurality of elongated flexible members, the flexible members being connected between respective of the joint assemblies, and the flexible members and joint assemblies cooperating to apply compression loads to the frame members; and structure for supporting the frame for movement across a surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 23, 1999
    Assignee: Thomas R. Swetish
    Inventor: Thomas Ryan Swetish