A New or Improved Revolving Kite.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 2nd June, 1890
Complete Specification Left, 28th Feb., 1891-Accepted, 25th Apr., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Revolving Kite.
I, THOMAS ANSBORO, of 277, Swanston Street, Bridgeton, Glasgow, in the
County of Lanark, North Britain, Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to a new or improved revolving kite.
I take laths or strips of wood or other suitable material of equal length, in each
of which I have four small holes, viz., one at each extreme end and one a little
nearer the centre, but equally distant from those at the end. With these laths I
make a skeleton framework by crossing and securely fastening them at the centre,
after which I encircle the whole with a thin cord by passing it through the more
distant holes so as to form a geometrical figure, such as a regular hexagon. I next
pass a second cord through alternate holes as follows, namely, through the remote
hole of one lath to the inner hole of the next; and I repeat this in regular
succession till the whole framework is encircled with a number of equal triangular
shaped spaces corresponding in number to the sides in the entire geometrical figure.
The portion of the framework formed by the laths and the encircling inner cord f
cover tightly with some close light material, such as cloth or paper, and the
triangular spaces encircling the rim I cover with similar material by overlapping
the cords only omitting the portion of the laths between each pair of adjacent holes.
The covering material in this latter case is not drawn tight, but allowed to droop
between the opening of the cords so as to form a sort of semi-conical pocket.
Having bored a hole at the centre where the laths cross, this covered framework
forms the body of the kite. I next take a light lath of somewhat similar length to
those in the frame, to one side of which I fix at a point a little nearer one end, a
projecting sort of flange, which may be made of light wood or other material. To
this lath I attach the usual bellyband of a kite, and to the longer arm of same the
usual sort of kite tails, and having passed a flat-headed spindle through the central
hole in the covered body upon which it may revolve, I attach the end of the spindle
securely in the lath and its attached flange, and the kite is complete. The attach-
ment being made so that the flange is between the body and the exposed lath to
afford a clearance, and the wind which presses against the inclined surface of
encircling pockets, causes the body of the kite to revolve on the spindle.
The face of the kite may likewise have a device, such as a spiral, coloured on it,
which will give an optical illusion of wave-like motion of its own as the face
revolves.
Dated this 31st day of May 1890.
BOTTOMLEY & LIDDLE,
154, St. Vincent Street, Glasgow, Applicant's Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Revolving Kite.
I, THOMAS ANSBORO, of 277, Swanston Street, Bridgeton, Glasgow, in the
County of Lanark, North Britain, Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of
this invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
My invention relates to a new or improved revolving kite.
In order that my invention may be properly understood and readily carried into
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page_text: effect I have hereunto appended an explanatory sheet of drawings, in the several
figures of which corresponding parts are marked with the same letters of
reference.
Figure 1 is a back view of the kite.
Figure 2 is a side view of the lath or strip on which the bellyband and tail are
secured.
Figure 3 is a front view of the kite.
Figure 4 is a similar view showing the kite partly folded for transit.
I take laths or strips of wood A, or other suitable material of equal length, at
the extreme end of each of which 1 make a small hole B, and a little nearer the
centre of every alternate lath I make another small hole B', which are equally
distant from those at the end. With these laths A I make a skeleton framework
by crossing and securely fastening them at the centre, after which I encircle the
whole with a thin cord C, by passing it through the more distant holes B and B¹,
so as to form a geometrical figure, such as a regular hexagon. I next pass a second
cord C¹ through the holes B and B alternately as follows, namely through the
remote hole B of one lath to the inner hole B₁ of the next, and I repeat this in
regular succession till the whole framework is encircled with a number of equal
triangular-shaped spaces D corresponding in number to the sides in the entire
geometrical figure. I then cover tightly the whole body of the kite saving every
alternate triangular-shaped space D, with some close light material such as cloth
or paper; and the alternate triangular shaped spaces D, 1 cover with similar
material, but in this latter case it is not drawn tight, but allowed to drop between
the opening of the cords so as to form a sort of semi-conical pocket, as shown in
Figure 3. I next take another lath or strip of wood, F or other suitable material
of somewhat similar length to those in the frame, to one side of which I fix at a
point a little nearer one end, a projecting sort of flange G, which may be made of
light wood or other material. To this lath I attach the usual bellyband H of a
kite, and to the longer arm of the same, the usual sort of kite tails I, and having
passed a spindle J through the central hole in the covered body upon which it may
revolve, I attach the end of the spindle securely in the lath and its attached flange,
and the kite is complete. The attachment being made so that the flange G is
between the body and the exposed lath F to afford a clearance, and the wind which
presses against the inclined surface of encircling pockets, causes the body of the
kite to revolve on the spindle.
In order that the kite may be compressed into little bulk, and so take up less
room in being packed for transit, in place of having the laths or strips A all single,
I make the central one double, one lying over the other, with a thin light washer
of wood or other suitable material placed between, similar washers being likewise
placed between the other liths or strips to allow a clearance for folding. The laths,
instead of being permanently attached to each other at the centre as in Figures 1
and 3, are placed, together with the washers, upon a light tubular axle, and in
order that the laths and washers may be kept closely pressed together a suitable
flange is fixed at each end of the tubular axle, and the spindle J being then passed
through the axle, the body of the kite has freedom to revolve. It will also be
observed that the cord encircling the body and forming the triangular spaces
only passed continuously from the end of one of the double laths to the opposite
end of the other, and the cloth covering being also in two parts is fixed to one
half of one of the double laths and to an alternate corresponding half of the
other so that when the kite is to be packed, these tivo central laths or strips A. are
separated at their ends (as seen in Fig. 4), and the kite thereby takes up very
little room.
When it is again desired to use the kite, the two central strips are
brought together again, and kept in position by means of caps placed over
their ends.
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The face of the kite may likewise have a device, such as a spiral, coloured on it,
which will give an optical illusion of wave-like motion of its own as the body. of the
kite revolves.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is
1. A. revolving kite constructed substantially as described and shown on the
accompanying sheet of drawings.
2. A revolving kite constructed so that it can be made to collapse with the view
of taking up less room in being packed for transit, substantially as described and
shown on the accompanying sheet of drawings.
Dated this 27th day of February 1891.
BOTTOMLEY & LIDDLE,
154, St. Vincent Street, Glasgow, Applicant's Agents.