Kite control device
OwnerTony Logosz, John Doyle +1inventors
InventorsTony Logosz, John Doyle, Alex Peterson
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Abstract
A control device for use with an aerodynamic wing including a bar having a fixed trim adjustment located between the bar and the user. The invention also includes a stopper that permits the user to quickly adjust the range of available dynamic trim. Preferably, the stopper does not lock until it engages the control bar, allowing the user to slide it quickly and easily to the desired location. The control systems of the invention provide a safety depower function when the end of the fixed trim is secured to a safety line.
Claims14
A control device for use with an aerodynamic wing comprising a bar with opposing ends adapted to transmit steering forces to the wing and a chicken loop line adapted to transmit tractive forces to a user, wherein the line is routed through an aperture on the bar and secured at an adjustable attachment positioned between the bar and the user and not fixed to the bar, and wherein the adjustable attachment allows the user to vary the length of the chicken loop line independently of the relative orientation of the bar and the chicken loop line.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.