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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 1976
Filed:
May. 13, 1974
Louis Lawrence Laske, Grayslake, IL (US);
Vonco Products, Inc., Lake Villa, IL (US);
Abstract
An inflatable kite exhibiting excellent lift and stability characteristics without an auxiliary tail, even in small size kites from about 12 to about 18 inches long. The kite of this invention comprises an inflatable body member provided with a rounded leading edge and having a substantially teardrop shape, two inflatable opposing rearwardly projecting side members attached to said body member and together forming a single inflated volume, a web of flexible sheet material connected between each side member and said body member and extending over at least about 50 percent of the area defined by said body member, the side member and a straight line joining the rear extremities of said body member and said side member, and a line attachment means bonded to said body member, the ratio of the maximum width to the length of the inflated kite being about 0.5 to 1.5; the rounded nose portion being discontinuous with the outer edges of the projecting side members by having lateral projections continuous with the rounded nose portion and a narrow neck portion ahead of the attachment of the projecting side members to the body.