Patent ID: 9038956
Filing Date: 2015-05-26
Classification: A63H

Abstract:
1. A device comprising: a pair of rear support legs each arranged at an acute angle, relative to a resting surface; and a pair of front support legs each coupled to a respective one of the pair of the rear support legs, the pair of front support legs each arranged at an obtuse angle, relative to the resting surface, to permit a kite to rest at an obtuse angle against the front support legs for a first period and to permit wind to be incident on the resting kite to push and retain the kite against the front support legs for the first period, the pairs of rear and front support legs together forming a structure sized and arranged to permit launching of the retained kite at a second period; a pair of horizontal legs each coupled to a respective one of the pair of front support legs, the horizontal legs configured to rest on the resting surface; and a pair of control line legs each coupled to a respective one of the pair of horizontal legs, the pair of control line legs together arranged to receive and retain a control line coupled to the kite during the first period and to permit release of the control line during the second period to permit launching of the kite from the device.