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Kite altitude measuring apparatus

US6578797B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateAug 6, 2001
Grant dateJun 17, 2003
Priority date
Expiry dateDec 29, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA63H27/002
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

An apparatus for measuring and displaying the altitude of a kite in the air includes a device for measuring the length of the kite line that has been unwound from the reel and a device that produces a signal to a microprocessor that represents the angle the kite line makes with the horizontal. The height of the kite, which is computed from the measured line length and angle, is displayed.

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