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7581701 |
Kite control device
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...
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7575198 |
Control handle for use with a towable airfoil
For use with towable airfoils used to supply lift to a towed rider to assist with jumping in sports and recreation, a handle system having one or more control lines for coupling to the airfoil, and...
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7549608 |
Detachable line management device for traction kites
A device is provided for managing lines of a kite which device is securable to a control bar of a kite and has a line attachment portion. The line attachment portion having a plurality of kite line...
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7458181 |
Waterfowl decoy kite
This waterfowl decoy kite is designed in a manner that allows for its deployment over a body of water or other potential waterfowl landing area to facilitate the attracting of specific species to...
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7374129 |
Device for launching a power kite
A device is provided for the management of multiple lines attached to a bar, of the type used in power kites for kiteboarding. The device is formed of an elongate body having a shaft region, a...
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7325773 |
Kite winch and method for pulling-in a kite
A kite winch allows a kite to be pulled-down from a high-elevation with reduced effort. The kite winch includes first and second sprockets coupled by a chain. The second sprocket has a larger...
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7275719 |
Wind drive apparatus for an aerial wind power generation system
Wind driven apparatus for an aerial power generation system include driven elements and controls. The driven elements are configured and shaped to provide maximum force from both lift and drag...
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7182294 |
Kite surfing bar
An apparatus for controlling movement of a flying device, such as a kite. In controlling such movement, the apparatus comprises a series of force transmitting members associated with a control bar...
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7128296 |
Animal-scaring device and method of employing same
A method of scaring birds and animals includes launching a bird-scaring device in a substantially vertical manner and periodically causing the device to circle in the air in substantially opposite...
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7093803 |
Apparatus and method for aerodynamic wing
Aerodynamic wing to propel a broad range of transport means, principally sail craft. The wing provides a single layer kite structure capable of flying without surface discontinuity, bridles, or...
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7036771 |
Kite safety, control, and rapid depowering apparatus
A kite safety, control, and depowering device for a kite having an airfoil with leading and trailing edges, at least two control lines attached to the airfoil and a control flying bar attached to...
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7017860 |
Control and fixing device for the sail of a kite
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 9 A, 9 B to allow a sliding pre-line 8 A to pass through...
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6988694 |
Push release loop
The invention is a device that push releasably retains one end of a rope ( 111 ) abutting against an intermediate part of the rope ( 103 ) to form a push releasable loop.
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6932301 |
Buckle for kites and the like
Described is a device that releaseably couples a person to kites and other like sports equipment. The device for coupling to kites and other like sports equipment comprises a releasable hook...
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6877697 |
Kite control systems
Systems, including apparatus and methods, for controlling a power kite. The systems may include a variable-line kite controller with a rotatable spool bar carrying plural spools, or a fixed-line...
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6866230 |
Apparatus for and method of flying two-line steerable kites
A flying device and control mechanism provides the capability for controlling two-line steerable kites by removing the need for physical strength to control the two-line steerable kite; providing...
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6845948 |
Adaptable kite/airfoil
An Adaptable kite/airfoil preferably for structured kites having effectively “reefable” sub-section(s) typically changing the effective width and/or length of the airfoil, thereby substantially...
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6830220 |
Kite control bar with ninety-degree handles and fail-safe release system
A Kite Control Bar with Ninety-Degree Handles and Fail-Safe Release System is disclosed. The kite control bar utilizes a metal bar with removable metal handles that are attached to the kit control...
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6745713 |
Control device for kite
A control device for a kite comprises an elongate rigid control bar extending either side of a central region to provide separated hand-grippable regions for a kite user and anchor points for first...
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6691954 |
Integrated kite control bar and controlled tension release safety device
This invention is directed to a novel integrated kite control bar and controlled tension release safety device for use in kite boarding. More particularly, this invention pertains to an integrated...
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6682018 |
Releasable control yoke anchor system for kite
A control yoke anchor system 1 for many uses of wind powered objects. The wind-powered object is tethered by lines 5 to a control yoke 2 , which is releasably attached to an anchoring member ...
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6659031 |
Bridle for power kite launching
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...
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6578797 |
Kite altitude measuring apparatus
An apparatus for measuring and displaying the altitude of a kite in the air includes a device for measuring the length of the kite line that has been unwound from the reel and a device that...
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6550712 |
Spool winding device
A spool winding device for winding up a flexible line about a spool such as that used in kite flying. The spool winding device includes a sleeve member being adapted to be removably and engagably...
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6520454 |
Control line assembly for kites
A kite control assembly permitting arch-type kites with four attachment points to be flown with two control lines and further including changeable length line elements which may be set to cause...
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6514115 |
Line system for steering a kite
A line system for steering a kite is described, which achieves the five elementary functions for steering a kite (steering to the right, steering to the left, safety function, rearward...
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6513759 |
Sports kites
A control device for a surfer's sports kite has a hand-holdable elongate control bar for steering the kite. A central control line is used for changing the effective curvature of the kite and...
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6435456 |
Mechanism for releasing articles from kites
An object holding and releasing mechanism for use in combination with a kite, a flight string having a first end for being held by the flyer of the kite and having a second end, and an object to be...
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6402075 |
String control system
A string control system for conveniently dispensing for use and retracting for storage an elongate flexible member. The string control system includes a reeling device for dispensing an elongate...
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6336607 |
Kite line reeler and controller
An apparatus for controlling a plurality of lines to a light weight flying device such as a kite or model airplane stores, winds up, and releases the lines on individual, separable spools. The...
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6286786 |
Remotely controlled aircraft
A remotely controlled aircraft has a motor controlled by a remotely located control unit having a flight string releasibly coupled at the aircraft. The aircraft receives a signal at the aircraft...
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6273369 |
Kite control and quick release system
An improved kite control and quick release system useful in kitesurfing and other kite related sports, comprising a hollow control bar capped at each end by symmetrical, elongated end fittings. The...
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6260803 |
Kite tether control with attachment to the body
A multi-tether kite control device uses a racheting mechanism to rewind the tether reels. The mechanism is activated by a pull-string attached to the belt or torso of the operator. By repetitively...
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6257525 |
Remotely controlled aircraft
A remotely controlled aircraft has a center member and a steering assembly. The steering assembly comprises a carriage, a remote control motor, a center member and a connecting arm. The carriage...
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6241191 |
Ambidextrous reel assembly for simultaneously controlling cord windings of multiple kites flying in unison
An ambidextrous reel assembly for simultaneously controlling cord windings of multiple kites flying in unison that includes a frame, a spindle, and a crank. The frame forms a rectangular...
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6062510 |
Kite
A kite includes an arrangement of elongate, flexible rods interconnected at one or more joints to define a frame structure. A primary tensioning system provides a reactive force, in response to a...
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6056243 |
Adjustable strap for a kite line
A variable-length, adjustable strap for use with a kite line is provided which comprises a strip of material forming a looped portion and adjustment means allowing the length of the strap to be...
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5931416 |
Tethered aircraft having remotely controlled angle of attack
A remote-control maintains the angle-of-attack of a tethered aircraft in fluxuating wind velocity. The tether is attached to the towing-point that is on a motor-driven tether-transporter. The...
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5833174 |
Billowing rotary kite
An improved billowing rotary kite is provided. The rotary kite includes a hollow, collapsible wind receiving surface. An air inlet end of the wind receiving surface is retained open by a...
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5810294 |
Vaneless rotary kite
A vaneless rotary kite suitable for rotation in a direction perpendicular to the wind flow is provided with a symmetrical wind receiving surface supported by a frame and open at the ends thereof...
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5556057 |
Variable geometry kite
A controllable kite, which changes its geometry and aerodynamic form in flight, in response to control inputs from control handles and control lines, enabling smooth stable high-speed flight as...
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5511746 |
Converting wrist to finger kite handle
A convertible wrist to finger kite handle constructed in the manner of a wrist kite handle of flexible material having a wrist loop and kite string attachment ring, the invention incorporating a...
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5433401 |
Airfoil shaped kite with aileron extensions
A stunt kite. The stunt kite includes a kite sail having a center section between a pair of outwardly and upwardly extending aileron sections. The center section has a front edge including first...
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5417390 |
Controlled ram-air inflated kite with X-braced bridle and operator harness with anchor
A ram-air inflated kite has double contoured surfaces separated by dividers that form a series of air-catching cells between the surfaces. The contour of the surfaces produces lift in the kite...
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5366182 |
Kiteski
A wind powered system utilizes a free-flying airfoil tethered to a conveyance device such as a water ski, a skegged hull slab or a wheeled land vehicle which either defines or inherently has...
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5328134 |
Dual-line or quad-line controlled kite
A kite of delta shape having a frame and sail defining a keel and a pari of wings. Primary and secondary bridle lines are connected together and to the frame and carry connectors, two being located...
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5322247 |
Quad-line kite
A quad-line kite having a sail shape consisting of a center rectangle or square and two outside pentagonal sections, one horizontal and at least two vertical spars, three strips of vent screen...
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5277350 |
Kite reel assembly
A kite reel assembly suitable for manual kite string unwinding operation and for kite retrieval operation at a very high speed includes a spool coupled with a power-driven drill-like means...
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5251854 |
Two-sailed sport kite
A two-sailed delta-shaped sport kite for sailing under variable wind conditions having a frame comprising a central rod having a first and a second side secured to a pair of diagonal frame members,...
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5190237 |
Kite reel having clutch axially engageable to an electric screwdriver
A kite reel operable by an electric screwdriver, such reel having a spool with bowl-shaped flanges at both ends, such spool being hollow to receive the screwdriver at one end thereof, which...
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