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US 10,336,412 B2Granted
Adjustable area kite or wing
OwnerClayton Morrisinventor
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Abstract
A kite includes a frame including a leading edge support and a plurality of struts extending rearward from the leading edge support, a flexible main canopy attached to the frame and at least one flexible kite sizing section adjustably attached to the flexible main canopy. The at least one flexible kite sizing section is adjustable to change an area of the kite, including an area of at least a first wing tip section of the kite.
Claims17
A kite wing to power movement of a person, comprising:
- a frame comprising a leading edge support and a plurality of struts extending rearward from the leading edge support;
- a flexible main canopy comprising a leading edge attached to the leading edge support of the frame and a trailing edge;
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- at least one flexible kite sizing section adjustably attached to the flexible main canopy, wherein the at least one flexible kite sizing section is adjustable to change an area of the kite, including an area of at least a first wing tip section of the kite by adjusting a position of the trailing edge from a first position to a second position wherein a contour of the trailing edge at the second position generally parallels a contour of the trailing edge at the first position such that a normal distance between points on the contour of the trailing edge at the first position and the contour of the trailing edge at the second position vary by less than 20% from an average normal distance.
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A method of altering the flight characteristics of a flexible kite wing for powering movement of a person across a surface comprising:
- providing a flexible main canopy of the wing comprising a leading edge and a trailing edge;
- and
- providing at least one flexible kite sizing section adjustably attached to the main canopy, wherein the at least one flexible kite sizing section is adjustable to change an area of the kite, including an area of at least a first wing tip section of the kite, by adjusting a position of the trailing edge from a first position to a second position wherein a contour of the trailing edge at the second position generally parallels a contour of the trailing edge at the first position such that a normal distance between points on the contour of the trailing edge at the first position and the contour of the trailing edge at the second position vary by less than 20% from an average normal distance.
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