Bridle for power kite launching
AssigneeDiamond White Servicos de Consultoria Lda.
InventorBruno Legaignoux
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Abstract
A flexible, propulsive wing of the 4-line type especially suitable for kiteboarding, has, at the rear portion of the wing tip a first pulley means attached thereto, the rear line being connected to the rear portion of the wing tip through the first pulley means. A pair of auxiliary re-launch lines are provided at each respective side of the wing, each being fixedly connected at one end thereof to the respective rear line, and at the other end to the trailing edge of the wing.
Claims7
A flexible, propulsive wing having a leading edge and a trailing edge extending on either side thereof to wing tips on respective sides of the wing, each wing tip having at least two lines connected to and extending therefrom, a front line connected fixedly to the wing tip towards a front portion thereof, and a rear line connected to the wing tip towards a rear portion thereof, each of the front and rear lines having a fixed end and a free end, the fixed end of each of the front lines being connected to the wing tip, characterised in that:
- the rear portion of the wing tip comprises a first pulley means attached thereto, the rear line being connected to the rear portion of the wing tip through the first pulley means,
- the rear line being fixedly connected at the fixed end thereof to the respective front line at a location of the front line between the fixed end and the free end thereof, the rear line contacting the pulley means at a location of the rear line between the fixed end and the free end thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.