Method for making a miniature kite
OwnerRicardo Pascualinventor
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Abstract
A miniature, highly decorative kite that flies indoors or outdoors is made by cutting a small piece of tissue paper into any preselected shape, including the shape of a standard diamond-shaped kite. Very finely cut bamboo sticks serve as the frame of the miniature kite and are adhered to a first side of the kite body to form a frame that maintains the preselected shape. Two elongate ribbons are secured to one another at their respective leading ends and are secured to the trailing end of the kite body. A string is attached to the apex of a triangular flap that is adhered to a second side of the kite body. The flap is folded at its base so that it lies in a plane perpendicular to the kite body when functioning. The kite flies in the slightest breeze and may be flown indoors.
Claims9
A method for making a miniature kite, comprising the steps of:
- forming from tissue paper a kite body of predetermined configuration, said kite body having a longitudinal axis of symmetry, a transverse axis, a leading end and a trailing end;
- securing at least a first elongate support member to a first side of said kite body;
- securing at least a second elongate support member to said first side of said kite body;
- forming from tissue paper a flap member of triangular configuration, said flap member having an apex opposite from a longest side of said triangle;
- securing a preselected edge of said flap member to a second side of said kite body in parallel relation to said longitudinal axis of said kite body, said preselected edge of said flap member being spaced apart from said longitudinal axis by a predetermined distance;
- folding said flap member to position an unsecured part of said flap member in a flap plane substantially normal to a plane of said kite body, said flap plane passing through said longitudinal axis of symmetry of said kite body;
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- positioning said flap member so that said apex is positioned between said leading end and a preselected transverse axis of said kite body, and in predetermined spaced relation to a plane of said kite body when said flap is deployed normal to said kite body;
- securing a free end of a kite string to an apex of said flap member;
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- securing an elongate tail means to a trailing end of a preselected side of said kite body.
A method for making a miniature kite, comprising the steps of:
- forming from tissue paper a kite body of diamond configuration, said kite body having a longitudinal axis of symmetry, a transverse axis of maximum extent, a leading end and a trailing end;
- securing a first elongate support member to a first side of said kite body and positioning said first elongate support member coincident with said longitudinal axis of symmetry;
- securing a second elongate support member to said first side of said kite body and positioning said second elongate support member coincident with said transverse axis of maximum extent;
- forming from tissue paper a flap member of triangular configuration, said flap member having an apex opposite from a longest side of said triangle;
- securing a preselected edge of said flap member to a second side of said kite body in parallel relation to said longitudinal axis of said kite body, said preselected edge of said flap member being spaced apart from said longitudinal axis by about one-sixteenth to one-eighth inch;
- positioning said flap member so that said apex is positioned between said leading end of said kite body and said transverse axis of maximum extent by a distance of about one-eighth to one-fourth inch, and in predetermined spaced relation to a plane of said kite body when said flap is deployed normal to said kite body;
- folding said flap member to position an unsecured part of said flap member in a flap plane substantially normal to a plane of said kite body, said flap plane passing through said longitudinal axis of symmetry of said kite body;
- securing a free end of a kite thread to said apex;
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- securing an elongate tail means to a trailing end of a preselected side of said kite body.
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