Center-routed kite safety device
OwnerDano See, Amery Bernardinventors
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A control device for use with an aerodynamic wing including a bar having a safety system that restrains one of the flying lines by routing an attachment through an aperture on the bar. Preferably, the system includes a stopper housing that engages an increased diameter element of the flying line. During normal operation, the increased diameter element is secured by the stopper housing, preventing the flying line from being pulled beyond the stopper housing. When the safety system is deployed, the increased diameter element is pulled from the stopper housing and slack is developed along the remaining flying lines to depower the kite.
Claims16
A control device for use with an aerodynamic wing comprising:
- a bar with opposing ends adapted to apply steering forces to the aerodynamic wing, first and second flying lines used to transmit forces to and from the aerodynamic wing, and a stopper housing secured to the control device,
- wherein the first flying line independently and slidably extends from the aerodynamic wing through the stopper housing and is then routed through an aperture in the bar,
- wherein the second flying line is secured to the stopper housing, and
- wherein an increased diameter element on the first flying line is positioned proximally of the stopper housing and is configured to engage the stopper housing and prevent travel of the increased diameter element through the stopper housing to prevent distal movement of the first flying line but is configured to travel through the aperture on the bar so that the first flying line can travel in a proximal direction through the stopper housing and the aperture.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.