Connector and brace connection system for a kite
Patent 4760979 Issued on August 2, 1988. Estimated Expiration Date: 
March 23, 2007. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
March 23, 2007. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent References 3216147 3542408 Kite with an improved rudder Patent #: 4015803 InventorApplicationNo. 07/029279 filed on 03/23/1987US Classes:244/153R, KITES403/353Assembled by plural manipulations of memberExaminersPrimary: Barefoot, Galen L.Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesA63H 27/08 (20060101)A63H 27/00 (20060101) AbstractA device for interconnecting one or more structural braces of a kite and for attaching a means for securing a flying line is provided comprising:an elongate body having in one end thereof a chamber for receiving an end portion of said structural brace, said chamber having a length and having a cross section sized to secure said brace therein, said body including a notch located intermediate said one end of said body and said chamber length, said notch extending inwardly from one side of said body, said notch having a floor having a depth sufficient to provide an opening between a brace assembled in said chamber and said notch floor, said opening receiving said means for securing said flying line, said notch limiting lateral travel of said securement means inside said notch. A kite assembly is also provided using this interconnecting device.Field of SearchKITES | |
