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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4172567 | Kite reel device A kite reel device includes an elongate shaft having a reel slidably mounted thereon. An elongate sleeve formed of somewhat flexible, plastic material is loosely positioned around the shaft for relative sliding and rotative movement therebetween. The shaf... | 10/30/1979 |
| 4168042 | Kite string reel structure A kite string reel structure of such hollow internal configuration that a hand of a user may be removably disposed therein, and the hand when clenched grasping a transverse handle within the reel structure to support the latter in a desired position where... | 09/18/1979 |
| 4133500 | Toy kites A toy kite has the general form of a hang glider and has a tow line which is releasable from the kite when in flight by slackening the tension in the tow line. Spars of the kite frame are hinged together by unitary plastic hinges and the frame can be fold... | 01/09/1979 |
| 4129273 | Kite control mechanism A kite control mechanism arranged to control a plurality of kite-flying lines. The mechanism includes a pair of spools mounted in a frame by a control shaft having an associated manually operable handle. The kite-flying lines extend outwardly from the spo... | 12/12/1978 |
| 4111387 | Kite-controller An improved method and apparatus for controlling a kite is disclosed which comprises a handle having a substantially eccentric U-shaped extension ending in a pair of outwardly extending legs. A spool rotatable forwardly and reversibly is mounted between t... | 09/05/1978 |
| 4101090 | Reel structure A reel for retrieving and discharging a line has more than one hub for storing the line. The hubs are concentrically aligned with a dividing plate captured between them and a radial slot in the plate with which the line can be transferred between the hubs... | 07/18/1978 |
| 4078745 | Rotary kite A 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 permitting the passage of air currents therethrough with at least one... | 03/14/1978 |
| 4065080 | Kite reel system A kite reel system for use with a kite having plural lengths of line attached thereto includes a shaft rotatably journaled within a handle and having a reel mounted on one end thereof and a hand operated crank coupled to the other end thereof. The kite is... | 12/27/1977 |
| 4026504 | Maneuverable, inflatable kite A maneuverable, deltoid-shaped, inflatable kite having, when inflated, a bulbous nose portion, a central air beam, two diverging side air beams and an uninflated airfoil between the central air beams and each side air beam. Three control line anchors, one... | 05/31/1977 |
| 4014477 | Kite reel A kite reel is disclosed. The reel has a spool formed from two or more axial rods joined by a cross member. The outer ends of the rods carry a rotating sleeve which serves as a crank. An axially extending elongated handle which can be engaged along the fl... | 03/29/1977 |
| 3987746 | Parasail launching and retrieving apparatus Parasail launching and retrieving apparatus adapted to be mounted on a vehicle such as a boat having a tower for supporting a rotatable and pivoted main boom and outrigger boom. The outrigger boom supports the parachute when not in flight and the main boo... | 10/26/1976 |
| 3960346 | Kite A kite including a lightweight sheet material and a support structure. The sheet material is secured to the support structure. The support structure has at least one end thereof provided with a threaded profile. A threaded fastener is rotatably positionab... | 06/01/1976 |
