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US 5,180,123 AGranted
Stunt kite with control mechanism
OwnerChao-Pin Lininventor
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a stunt kite comprising a kite with shroud lines and spars in a way arranged to improve flying performance; and a control mechanism composed of a control rod which acts as a lengthened arm of force in order to achieve an easy control of kite, a flying line regulator to regulate two flying lines connected with corresponding shroud lines of the kite so as to obtain sensitive and responsive flying, and a spool device in a way arranged to maneuver the flying lines so that the kite can be launched and retrieved from the hands.
Claims4
A stunt kite with a control mechanism comprising:
- a) a kite body;
- b) a pair of flying lines operatively attached to the kite body;
- c) a control mechanism comprising:
- i) a control rod;
- and
- ii) a flying line regulator comprising a lever pivotally attached to said control rod;
- left and right pulleys located at opposite ends of said lever;
- a central pulley attached to said control rod on an upper side of said lever;
- and a wire holder located at an end of said control rod such that said pair of flying lines pass around said central pulley from one side of said central pulley, one of said pair of flying lines then passes around said left pulley before passing through said wire holder, the other of said pair of flying lines passes around said right pulley before passing through said wire holder;
- and,
- d) a spool device rotatably attached to said control rod to which said pair of flying lines are attached.
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