Sailing crane system

Abstract

A sailing crane system 1 comprises a column 10 comprising a base 20 and a body 30, a sail boom 50 coupled to the base and a load-bearing boom (70, Fig 7), extending between a proximal end (71, Fig 7) and a distal end (72, Fig 7). The proximal end of the load-bearing boom is rotatably coupled to the body. The load-bearing boom is configured to rotate between a stowed boom configuration (Figure 3), in which a longitudinal axis of the load-bearing boom is aligned with a longitudinal axis of the column and a load-bearing configuration (Figure 7). A method of operating the sailing crane system comprises rotating the load-bearing boom from the stowed boom configuration to the load-bearing configuration and/or rotating the load-bearing boom from the load-bearing configuration to the stowed boom configuration.

Inventors

GREGORY OWEN JOHNSTON
PATRICK MURRAY JOHNSTON

Assignees

ADVANCED WING SYSTEMS LTD

Dates

Publication Date: 20260506
Application Date: 20240816
Priority Date: 20240816