Kite for use at night having a shining and glittering effect

• US 5,018,056 A
• Filed: 03/01/1990
• Issued: 05/21/1991
• Est. Priority Date: 03/01/1990
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Chao-Kuo Hou
• Original Assignee: Chao-Kuo Hou
• Inventors: Hou, Chao-Kuo
• Primary Examiner(s): Husar, Stephen F.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Hagarman, Sue
• Application Number:
  US07/486,924
• Time in Patent Office: 446 Days
• Field of Search: 244/153 R, 244/155 R, 362/103, 362/802, 362/253
• US Class Current: 362/253
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 27/08 Kites kite-sails or kite-wings specially adapted for water sports boards B63H8/10; kite-sails for wind propelled vessels B63H9/069
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 33/22 Optical, colour, or shadow toys puzzles with optical elements A63F9/0613; kaleidoscopes G02B27/08
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 362/802 Position or condition responsive switch

Abstract

A kite for use at night having a plurality of electrical (LED) lamps disposed on face of the kite. A control box is connected and proximate the kite at the end of a kite line. The control box includes a battery power supply, a mercury switching circuit and a harmonic oscillating circuit. The mercury switching circuit comprises a chamber containing a mercury ball movable between a plurality of switching positions. The electrical lamps are arranged in discrete groups of geometrical shapes and selectively energized by the mercury ball occupying a particular one of the switching positions in response to the lateral movement of the kite.

Claims

1. A kite for use at night comprising:

a kite body having a front face and a rear face;

a plurality of electrical lamps disposed on the front face of said kite body, said electrical lamps being arranged into a plurality of discrete groups;

control means including power supply means for energizing said electrical lamps, oscillating circuit means, and switching means, said switching means connected to said power supply means, said oscillating circuit means and said electrical lamps and including a switching member and a plurality of switching positions corresponding to said plurality of discrete groups, said switching member being movable relative to said switching means in response to the movement of said kite body caused by the wind for triggering the energization of a particular group of electrical lamps when in a particular switching position; and

lead means for connecting said control means to said kite and providing an electrical connection between said electrical lamps and said control means.

2. The kite of claim 1, wherein said discrete groups of electrical lamps are disposed on said kite body in various geometrical shapes.

3. The kite of claim 1, and further comprising a fastening means attached to said kite body and including male and female fastening material so that said kite body can be rolled up and secured for storage.

5. The kite of claim 1, wherein said electrical lamps are LED lamps.

6. The kite of claim 1, and further comprising:

kite line means for handling by a user to control the flight of said kite; and

a hook member for removably connecting said kite line to said control means.

4. The kite of claim and further comprising a control casing for containing said control means, said control casing being elongated in shape and wherein said switching means comprises a mercury switch having a chamber for containing a mercury ball defining said switching member, said mercury switch being installed laterally in said control casing so that lateral movement of said kite causes said mercury ball to move to the switching positions for triggering the energization of said electrical lamps.