US1286078A - Kite. - Google Patents

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F. OWENS.

KITE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT- 20, I918- Patented N (iv. 26, @918. J

WITNESSES A TTOR/VEYS UNITED STATES PATENT oFFIcE.

FRANK OWENS, OF SHREWSBURY, NEW JERSEY. I

Specification of-Letters Patent. I Patented NOV. 26, 1918.

Application filed September 20, 1918. Serial No. 254,938.

against sudden sidewise movement especially when flying the kite in a puffy wind. Another object is to permlt of hanging the kite straight for flying in line with the wind or sidewise for flying 1n line out of the wind thus permitting flying the kite say over a low building adjacent a high buildlng or other structure. Another object is to permit of conveniently knocking down parts of the kite for handy shipment thereof to prevent such parts from becoming accidentally detached from the main body and lost.

With these and other objects in View the invention consists of certain novel features of construction, as hereinafter shown and described and then specifically pointed out and in the claims. K g

'A practical embodiment of theinvention is represented in the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification, in which similar" characters of reference ind1- cate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a longitudinal section of the kite on the line 1-1 of Fig. 2; v v

Fig. 2 is a rear face view of the same Fig. 3 is a top edge view of the same;

Fig. 4 is a side elevation of part of one of the fins in engagement "with the backbone,

part of the latter being shown ln'sectlon;

Fig. 5 is a front face view of part of the kite with one of the fins in knockdown or folded position.

The body 10* of the kite is attached at its middle to. the upper portion of a backbone 11,, and the body 10 comprises spaced crossbars 12 and 13 carrying a covering 1 1 of cloth, paper or other suitable fabric material. The crossbars 12 and 13 are riveted,

screwed or otherwise attached to. the backbone ll'and are reinforced by braces 15 secured to the backbone 11 a distance from the body 10 and. extending obliquely. outward and upward toconnect by suitable fastening devices with the crossbars 12 and 13, as

plainly indicated in Fig. 2.

A bridle 20 has its ends 21 attached to the braces 15 near the upper ends thereof, and the said bridle 20 is engaged by a slip knot 22 formed on the flying cord 23 adjustably secured by a knot 24 to the backbone 11 intermediate the lowe1'-'edge of the 'body 10 and the oint of attaching the braces 15 to the back one 11 as plalnly indicated 'in Figs. 1 and 2. The terminal of the flying cord 23 is provided with the usual ring 125 "to which the kite cord 126 is secured. On the lower portion of the backbone 11 is at-- tached a tail plane 25 disposed in the plane of the body 10 and formed of a crossbar 26' and a covering 27 of cloth, paper or other suitable material. The crossbar 26 is attached at its middle to the body 11, and the covering 27 is preferably in the form of two triangles joined at their bases and coinciding with the backbone 11. The upper tri-, angle has its apex attached to the backbone adJacent the point of connection of the braces 15 to the backbone 11 while thelower triangle is attached at'its apex to the backbone 11 near the lower end thereof. The height. of the upper triangle of the covering 27 is considerably in excess of that of the lower triangle, as will be readily understood byreference to Fig. 2.

The backbone 11 is made of wood or other suitable'flexible material capable of being bent forwardly, as shown in Fig. 1. In order to give the desired curvature to the backbone 11 use is made of a cord 30 having 7 i a slip knot connection 31 with the upper portion of the backbone 11 and havin g its lower end engaging a notch 32 in the lower end of the backbone 11, the lower end of the-cord 30 terminating in a knot 33.to prevent this end of the cord from leaving the notch 32. By moving the slip knot 31 farther out or farther in on the backbone 11 more or less curvature can be given to the backbone 11.

The kite is provided with head fin 40 "and a tail fin 41, of which the head fin 40 is attached to the backbone 11 in front of the body 10 and the tail fin 4:1 is attached to the-backbone 11 in front of the tail plane 25. The head fin 40 comprises a bar 42 of wood or other suitable material bent into anapproximately bow shape and to this bar is-secured a covering 43 of cloth, paper or, other suitable material. The ends 44 and Q msaove tail fin 41 is constructed similar to the head fin 40 and comprises a bar 50 and a covering 51, the lower end 52 of the bar engaging a straight aperture in the backbone 11 and the upperend 53 engaging a slanting aperture in the backbone 11. It will be noticed that by the arrangement described the opposite edges of the two fins 40,and 41 are slanting in opposite directions while their outer edges are approximately at right angles to the backbone 11. The rear or free edges of the coverings 43 and 51 are approximately parallel with the backbone 11 but are slightly spaced therefrom to allow air to pass from one side of a fin to the other side thereof at the corresponding body ends of the braces 15,' and or the tail plane 25. The ends 44. and 45 of the vhead'fin 40 and theends 52 and 53 of the tail fin 41 are preferably tapering to readily wedge into the corresponding apertures in the backbone 11. For shipping or storing purposes the fins 40 and 41 are disconnected from the backbone 11 by disengaging the ends 44, 45 and 52, 53 from the apertures in the backbone 11. In order to hold the fins 40 and 41, however, from being lost when detached from the backbone use is made of strings and 61 attached at their ends to the ends 44, 45 and 52, 53 adjacent the coverings 43 and 51, and the said strings pass through the-corresponding apertures engaged by the said ends to hold the fins attached to the kite when their ends are disconnected from the shown in Fig. 5. By reference to Fig. 4 it will be noticed that the strings also serve to assist in wedging the ends 44, 45 and 52, 53 in place in their corresponding apertures.

It will be noticed that when the kite is flying the body 10 is capable of curving-forward under pressure of the wind exerted against the body held on the bridle 20. Thus the body 10 tends to hold the wind to insure steady flying of the kite. The lower corners of the body 10 tend to bend 'rearward under heavy pressure of the wind owing to the angular position-of the upper by this bending of the lower corners of the body 10 the kite can readily move sidewise'in case the direction of the wind changes. By providing the kite with the body 10 the tail 25 and the fins 40 and 41, the kite is not liable to take headers especially as the upper fin 40 is intended to steady the kite while the lower backbone, as

' fins tend to hold the kite against sudden pufi'y wind. By the manner dein a light or a sidewise movement in a constructing the kite in scribed it can readily fly strong wind.

Providing a slip knot connection 22 between the bridle 20 and the flying cord 23 allows hanging the kite straight or sidewise for flying in line with the wind or out of line with the wind. By this arrangement the kite may be flown between a high and a low building with the kite set to fly away from the high building. It is understood that setting the slip knot sidewise beyond the middle of the bridle 20. pulls this side of the body 10 more forwardly into the wind thereby forcing the kite in the direc tion of this side.

It will be noticed that the fins 40 and 41 tend to exert sidewise pressure on the front and rear ends of the kite body to cause the kite to readily follow a change in the direction of the wind by exerting pressure alike 1. A kite, comprising a body of an approximately rectangular shape, a backbone on the upper portion of which the sa1d body is fastened, a tail plane attached to the lower portion of the said backbone and extending in the plane of the said body, the said tail plane being spaced from the sa1d body, a. head fin attached to the backbone in front of the said body and at a right angle thereto, and a tail fin attached to the backbone in. front of the said tail plane at a right angle thereto.

2. A kite, comprising a body of an approximately rectangular shape, a backbone on the upper portion of which the said body is fastened, a tail plane attached to the lower portion of the said backbone and extending in the plane of the said body, the said tail plane being spaced from the said body, a head fin attached to the backbone in front of thesaid body and at a right angle thereto and a tail fin attached to the backbone in front of the said tail plane .at a right angle thereto, and means bending the backbone forwardly between its ends.

3. A kite, comprising a body of an approximately rectangular shape, a backbone on the upper portion of which the said body is fastened, a tail plane attached to the lower portion of the said backbone and ex tending in the plane of the said body, the said tail plane being spaced from the said body, a head fin attached to the backbone in front of the said body and at a right angle thereto and a tail fin attached to the backbone in front of the said tail plane at a right angle thereto, and a flexible connection at the rear end of the backbone and attached at one end to the lower end thereof, the other end of the said flexible connection having an' adjustable connection with the upper portion of the backbone to give a desired forward bend to the said backbone.

4. A kite, comprising a body of an approximately rectangular shape, a backbone on the upper portion of which the said body is fastened, a tail plane attached to the lower portion of the said backbone and extending in the plane of the said body, the said tail plane being spaced from the said bodyand being in the form of two triangles having a common base and having their common medial line coinciding with the said backbone, a head fin attached to the backbone in front of the said body and at a right angle thereto and a tail fin attached to the backbone in front of the said tail plane and at a right angle thereto.

5. A kite, comprising a body of an approximately rectangular shape, a backbone on the upper portion of which the said body is fastened, a tail lane attached to the lower portion of the said back bone and extending in the plane of the said body, the said tail plane being spaced from the said body, a head fin attached to the backbone inlfront of the said body and at a right angle thereto and a tail fin attached to the backbone in front of the said tail plane and at a right angle thereto, each of the said fins having a fiat body of a fabric material and'a bowshaped member to which the outer edge of the said fin bodv is attached, the ends of the said bow-shaped member being pointed and the said backbone having apertures engaged by the said pointed ends of the bow-shaped member.

6. A kite, comprising a body of an ap proximately rectangular shape, a backbone on the upper portion of which the said body is fastened, a tail plane attached to the lower portion of the said backbone and extending in the plane of the said body, the said tail plane being spaced from the said body, a head fin attached to the backbone in front of the said body and at a right angle thereto and a tail fin attached to the backbone in front of the said tail plane and at a right angle thereto, each of the said fins having a fiat body of a fabric material and a bowshaped member to which the outer edge of the said fin body is attached, the ends of the said bow-shaped member being pointed and the said backbone having apertures engaged by the said pivoted ends of the bow-shaped member, the free edge of the fin body being spaced from and approximately parallel with the backbone.

7. A kite, comprising a body of an approximately rectangular shape, a backbone on the upper portion of which the said body is fastened, a tail plane attached to the lower portion of the said backbone and extending in the plane of the said body, the said tail plane being spaced from the said body, a head fin attached to the backbone in front of the said body and at a right angle thereto, and'a tail fin attached to the backbone in front of the said tail plane and at a right angle thereto, the said fins being detachably mounted on the said backbone, and means connected with the said backbone and the said fins to allow of removing the fins from the backbone and to hold the fins in knockdown position on the kite.

8. A kite, comprising a body of an approximately rectangular shape, a backbone on the upper portion of which the said body is fastened, a tail plane attached to the lower portion of the said backbone and extending in the plane of the said body, the said tail plane being spaced from the said body, a head fin attached to the backbone in front of the said body and at a right angle thereto and a tail fin attached to the backbone in front of the said tail plane and at a right angle thereto, each of the said fins having a fiatbody of a fabric material and a bow-shaped member to which the outer edge of the said fin body is attached, the ends of the said bow-shaped member being pointed and the said backbone having apertures' engaged by the said pointed ends of the bow-shaped member, the outer end portion of each bow-shaped member being approximately at a right angle to the back- .bone and the inner end portion being inclined to the backbone.

FRANK OWENS.

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