Kite structure

Claim 2

A kite, comprising a body, means for maintaining said body in extended flying position, a keel secured to said body and extending generally fore and aft of said body and dividing said body into two wing portions, a pair of control strings, and means for connecting said pair of control strings to said keel and to said body so that manipulation of said strings moves at least a portion of said keel closer to one of said wing portions of said body to maneuver said kite.

Claim 3

A kite according to claim 1, wherein said connecting means includes control rod, said control strings being attached to opposite ends of said control rod, said control rod being connected to said keel.

Claim 4

A kite according to claim 2, including strings connecting the ends of said control rod to said body.

Claim 5

A kite according to claim 3, wherein said control rod is secured to said keel at the central point of said rod.

Claim 6

A kite according to claim 3, including strings connecting the ends of said control rod to said keel.

Claim 7

A kite according to claim 2, wherein said control rod is secured to said keel at the central point of said rod, and means extending between each of the ends of said control rod and said body adjacent the base of said keel for supporting said control rod with respect to said body so that movement of said control rod moves said keel relative to said body.

Claim 8

A kite according to claim 6, wherein said supporting means includes strings connecting from said control rod ends to the base of said keel on said body.

Claim 9

A kite according to claim 1, including a C-shaped string holder having a body and legs extending therefrom at each end of said body, and one of said strings connected to each leg of said holder, said legs being enlarged at their ends away from said holder body so that the strings may be wound on said legs.

Claim 10

A kite according to claim 8, wherein said string holder may be manipulated when one of said control strings extends from each end thereof to control movement of the kite.

Claim 11

A kite, comprising a body, means for maintaining said body in extended flying position, a keel secured to said body and extending generally fore and aft throughout a substantial portion of the length of said body, a pair of control strings, and means for connecting said pair of control strings to said keel and said body so that manipulation of said strings moves at least a portion of said keel with respect to said body to change the distance between at least one point on the surface of said keel and the nearest point on the surface of said body to maneuver said kite.

Claim 12

A kite, comprising a body, means for maintaining said body in extended flying position, a keel secured to said body and extending generally fore and aft throughout a substantial portion of the length of said body, a pair of control strings, and means for connecting said pair of control strings to said keel and said body so that manipulation of said strings moves at least a portion of said keel with respect to said body to change the distance between at least one point on the surface of said keel and the nearest point on the surface of said body to maneuver said kite.

Claim 13

A kite, comprising a body, means for maintaining said body in extended flying position, a keel secured to said body and extending generally fore and after said body, a pair of control strings, means for connecting said pair of control strings to said keel so that manipulation of said strings moves at least a portion of said keel with respect to said body to maneuver said kite, said connecting means including a control rod being secured to said keel at a central point of said rod, said control strings being attached to opposite ends of said control rod, said control rod being connected to said keel, and means extending between each of the ends of said control rod and said body adjacent the base of said keel for supporting said control rod with respect to said body so that movement of said control rod moves said keel relative to said body, said supporting means including a brace extending from one end of said control rod through said keel at its base and to the other end of said control rod, said brace being secured to said keel at its base.

Claim 14

A kite, comprising a body, means for maintaining said body in extended flying position, a keel secured to said body and extending generally fore and after said body, a pair of control strings, means for connecting said pair of control strings to said keel so that manipulation of said strings moves at least a portion of said keel with respect to said body to maneuver said kite, said connecting means including a control rod being secured to said keel at a central point of said rod, said control strings being attached to opposite ends of said control rod, said control rod being connected to said keel, and means extending between each of the ends of said control rod and said body adjacent the base of said keel for supporting said control rod with respect to said body so that movement of said control rod moves said keel relative to said body, said supporting means including a brace extending from one end of said control rod through said keel at its base and to the other end of said control rod, said brace being secured to said keel at its base.