Kite
OwnerKeith Stewartinventor
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Abstract
A kite has an inflatable body and flexible sheet material flaps extending to a tail thereof. Along the trailing edge of each flap is provided an inflatable tube, the degree of inflation of which can be variable to change the characteristics of the kite to suit different circumstances.
Claims23
A kite having an inflatable body and flaps each of sheet material with each having a trailing edge, and means for varying the yaw of the kite in flight, said means being an individual independently inflatable tube provided along the trailing edge of each flap.
A kite having an inflatable body portion divided internally into two or more compartments which can be inflated individually to desired degrees to vary the aerodynamic shape of the body portion, and means for varying the yaw of the kite in flight, said means being at least two tubes along the trailing edge of the kite which tubes are individually and independently inflatable.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.