US2471199A

US2471199A - Parachute release for kites

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Publication number: US2471199A
Application number: US16508A
Authority: US
Inventors: Vincent C Coyne; John W Stuart
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1948-03-23
Filing date: 1948-03-23
Publication date: 1949-05-24
Anticipated expiration: 1966-05-24

Description

2) 1949- v. c. COYNE ETAL 2,471,199

PARACHUTE RELEASE FOR KITES Filed March 23, 1948 Vincent 6. Coyne John W. Stuart v INVENTORS.

' BY M MC,

Patented May 24, 1949 OFFICE PABACHUTE RELEASE FOR KITES Vincent 0. Coyne and John W. Stuart,

New Brunswick,

Application March 23, 1948, Serial No. 16,508

1 Claim.

The present invention relates to new and useful improvements in kites, and more particularly to a toy parachute attachment therefor.

An important object of the invention is to provide a novel releasing mechanism for the parachute in the form of a slide mounted for movement up a kite string by a toy parachute attached thereto, and a stop on the kite string engaging a trip carried by the slide to release the parachute when reaching a predetermined height to enable the parachute to descend.

A still further object is to provide a device of this character of simple and practical construction, which is efiicient and reliable in use, relatively inexpensive to manufacture and otherwise well adapted for the purposes for which the same is intended.

Other objects and advantages reside in the details of construction and operation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming part hereof, wherein like numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing a toy parachute attached in position to the kite string;

Figure 2 is an enlarged top plan view of the slide;

Figure 3 is a side elevational view thereof; and

Figure 4 is a transverse sectional view taken substantially on the line 4-4 of Figure 3.

Referring now to the drawing in detail wherein for the purpose of illustration we have disclosed a preferred embodiment of the invention, the numeral 5 designates a slide plate having front and rear pairs of spaced parallel line guides 63 and 1 suitably secured to the upper surface thereof, each line guide having an opening 12 with an entrance slot 9 in one edge of the guide for receiving the line H) of a kite H for positioning the line in the opening l2 of the guide. The entrance slots 9 for the pairs of guides 6 and l are positioned at the opposite edges of the guides to prevent accidental disengagement of the line from the guides.

A substantially hook-shaped trip 8 includes a shank portion 9 and bill portion l which is slidably mounted in a centrally disposed guide I I on the plate and with the shank and bill extending forwardly and also slidable in openings 52 in the front pair of guides 6.

A hanger I3 is formed with a loop I 4 at one end inserted upwardly through an opening l5 in the plate 5 for receiving the bill portion I0 of the hook to hold the hanger in a suspended position beneath the plate 5. The lower end of the hanger is attached to the foot portion "5 of a toy figure H and to the head portion of which a toy parachute I8 is attached.

A stop plate IS in the form of a disc having a radial slot 20 is attached in a suitable position on the kite string l0 by'sliding the string inwardly of the slot 20 to frictionally hold the kite string at the center of the disc.

In the operation of the device the loop it of the hanger I3 is inserted in the opening l5 of slide plate 5 and engaged by the .bill It) of hook 8, the hook being moved forwardly of plate 5 to lock the free end of bill I0 in the opening l2 of the guide 6 as shown in Figure 2 of the drawing.

The slide plate 5 is then mounted on the kite string to by sliding the kite string through the slots 9 of the front and rear pairs of guides 6 and l to center the string in the openings 8 of the guides. The wind will then carry the parachute It with the figure l1 and slide plate 5 attached thereto upwardly on the kite string as shown in Figure 1 of the drawing until the front end of hook 8 engages the stop l9 whereupon the hook 8 will be moved rearwardly in the front guides 6 and intermediate guide I I to release the bill It from the loop l4 whereupon the parachute and figure I! are free to descend.

In view of the foregoing description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, it is believed that a clear understanding of the device will be quite apparent to those skilled in this art. A more detailed description is accordingly deemed unnecessary.

It is to be understood, however, that even though there is herein shown and described a preferred embodiment of the invention the same is susceptible to certain changes fully comprehended by the spirit of the irrvention as herein described and the scope of the appended claim.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

A toy parachute release for kite strings comprising a slide, a pair of longitudinally aligned apertured guides rising from each end of the slide for suspending the slide on a kite string, a hook having a bill and being slidabie longitudinally on top of the slide, guides for the hook closing the bill of the hook, a hanger having an open parachute attached thereto and releasably engaged on the bill of the hook in a suspended position 5 hanger is confined during rearward movement of 16 the hook to release said hanger.

VINCENT C. COYNE." JOHN QTUART.

4 REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,844,594 Peterson Feb. 9, 1932 FOREIGN PATENTS 10 Number Country Date 19,137 Great Britain 1902