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US 2017/0096211 A1Published application
Ajustible 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.
Claims19
A kite, comprising:
- a frame comprising 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, 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.
1 more element
A method of altering the flight characteristics of a flexible wing comprising:
- providing a flexible main canopy of the wing;
- 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.
A kite, comprising:
- a frame comprising a leading edge support and a plurality of struts extending rearward from the leading edge support;
- a canopy attached to the frame;
- and
- at least one closable port in the canopy, the at least one closeable port providing for a plurality of open port areas.
1 more element
A method of altering the flight characteristics of a flexible wing comprising:
- providing a flexible canopy of the wing including an openable port in the flexible canopy;
- and
- controlling the state of an openable port in the flexible canopy to one of a plurality of open states of differing port areas.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.