Combined racing kite gate and quick draw device

Abstract

A combined racing gate for kites and quick draw device comprising a vertical pipe, a vertical wand pivotally attached adjacent its lower end to the upper end of the vertical pipe, a weight slidably mounted within the pipe, a cord connected from the lower end of the wand to the weight for maintaining the wand in a normally vertical condition, an electrical switch mounted on the pipe, an electrical timer connected to the electrical switch, a cam mounted on the wand for actuating the electrical switch when the wand pivots to start and stop the timer, a horizontal pipe connected to the upper end of the vertical pipe, a target plate attached to the wand, a plurality of individual targets connected at right angles to the horizontal pipe, each individual target comprising a tube connected to the horizontal pipe, a vertical rod extending upwardly from the outer end of each tube, a target plate mounted at the upper end of each vertical rod in parallel relation to the target plate on the wand, a spring connected to the lower end of each vertical rod for holding the same in substantially vertical position, a horizontal rod attached to the end of each vertical rod and moveable therewith and a string connected from the outer end of each horizontal rod to the lower end of the wand.