Hang glider
OwnerThomas C. Searleinventor
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Abstract
A kite-like device used by an individual for gliding or soaring through the air usually commencing from a high elevation such as a mountain top. The glider comprises a pair of leading members and a keel interconnected by a nose plate, a cross member extending between the leading members, a control frame structure hanging from the keel, a king post for supporting tie wires or cables and a fabric such as Dacron secured to the leading members and keel. The cross member is pinned at its ends to the leading members and it is hinged at its center to permit the cross member and in turn the leading members to fold toward the keel to thereby make the glider easier to carry or transport.
Claims22
A hang glider comprising;
- a pair of leading members,
- a keel member,
- means pivotally securing one end of each of said leading members and keel member together at a common place to form a V-shape between the keel member and respective leading members,
- a control frame,
- a cross member assembly,
- means for securing the control frame in a hanging position from the keel member,
- means for pivotally securing the ends of the cross member assembly to the respective leading members,
- fabric means mounted to the leading members and keel member,
- said cross member assembly having at least a folded position and an extended position and portions forming a toggle joint means,
- and means associated with the keel member for receiving a predetermined point of the cross member assembly when in the extended position to thereby releasably retain the cross member assembly in the extended position,
- said cross member assembly adapted to fold and move away from the means for receiving with the ends of the cross member assembly secured to the leading members approaching each other as the leading members rotate about their secured ends toward the keel member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.