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US 7,017,860 B2Granted
Control and fixing device for the sail of a kite
AssigneeArnaud Ballu
InventorsArielle Royannais, Arnaud Ballu
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Abstract
A control and safety device of a kite wing comprises a stiffening member 11 arranged at each tip of the wing 1 between sliding means 9A, 9B to allow a sliding pre-line 8A to pass through and to maintain a predetermined distance between the front and rear attachments 5A, 5B regardless of the tension applied to the ends of said pre-line.
Claims19
A control and safety device for a power kite wing, the power kite wing having a leading edge arranged at the front tips of each side of the kite and a trailing edge extending at the rear tips of each side of the kite, said control and safety device comprising:
- a front attachment comprising a first sliding device arranged at each front tip,
- a rear attachment comprising a second sliding device arranged at each rear tip,
- control lines comprising (i) a sliding pre-line having a first end extending from the first sliding device of the front attachment, and a second end extending from the second sliding device of the rear attachment, (ii) a portion of a front line extending from the first end of the pre-line, and (iii) a portion of a rear line extending from the second end of the pre-line,
- a control device operating in conjunction with the portions of front line and rear line to guide the kite, and
- a stiffening member that maintains a predetermined distance between the front and rear attachments.
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