AN IMPROVED CONSTRUCTION OR ARRANGEMENT OF KITE CHIEFLY FOR SPORTING PURPOSES
Year: 1884

page_text: I ISAAC KNIBB ROGERS of Trowbridge in the county of Wilts Kite Manu
facturer do hereby declare the nature of my said invention for AN IMPROVED
CONSTRUCTION OR ARRANGEMENT OF KITE CHIEFLY FOR SPORTING PURPOSES
to be as follows
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The object of this invention is to make a kite frame in such a manner that the
kite can be collapsed or folded into a small compass and enclosed into a hollow
stick or rod for convenience of carriage or otherwise
For the purpose of my invention I make the frame of a main rib from the head
or tail of say a bird which I intend chiefly to represent for making live birds such
as Partridges Grouse Plover and the like lie to and crouch instead of rising and
scattering out of the reach of the gun
The main rib has stretchers attached to a runner by which ribs connecting the
outer edge of the silk or other covering is affixed the upper ends of the ribs being
Jointed to the head portion of the main rib as to fold alongside it when desired
The runner is limited in its travel to keep the outer ribs extended by any suitable
appliance
The tail end of the main rib is split or formed into say three the centre having
the tail of the cover attached and the two branches for extending the tail
outwards from the centre one Cords are attached to the main rib and the
extreme ends of the cover which form the wings to keep them extended.
Detachable pieces suitable for the head of a bird can be affixed as desired.
1004
H GARDNER
166, Fleet Street, London,
Agent for the Applicant.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION
I ISAAC KNIBB ROGERS of Trowbridge in the county of Wilta, Kite Manu-
facturer do hereby declare the nature of my invention for AN IMPROVED
CONSTRUCTION OR ARRANGEMENT OF KITE OHIEFLY FOR SPORTING PURPOSES
and in what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described
and ascertained in and by the following statement
1
The object of this invention is to mako,a kite frame in such a manner that the
kite can be collapsed or folded into a small compass and enclosed into a hollow
stick or rod for convenience of carriage or otherwise
The frame is made to represent a Hawk or bird of prey and is intended chiefly
for making Game birds such as Partridges Grouse Plover and the like "lic to' and
crouch insten of rising and scattering beyond reach of the gun The kito 18
composed of a main standard A having stretchers B B, attached to a runner C by
which the ribs D connect the outer edge of the silk or other covering
The upper
ends of the ribs D are hinged to a metal collar F or to the head portion of the
main standard A so as to fold alongside it when desired The runner Ċ is limited
in its travel by the pin G to keep the outer ribs D extended by any suitable
appliance
The tail end of the main rib A 18 split and formed with say three strips H, I J
the centre I having the tail portion of the cover E attached and the two branches
for extending the tail outwards from the centre ono Cords K arc, or may be
attached to the main rib A and to the extremo ends L L, of the cover E which
form the wings to keep them extended
Detachable pieces suitable for the head of a bird can be affixed as desired.
The details of construction will be clearly understood by reference to the
annexed drawings Figure 1 shows a front view and Figure 2 a back view of my
improved kite in an extended form and Figure 3 shows it collapsed or folded so
that it can when pressed be pushed into the stack M Figure 4 which is hollow
(and preferably of light cane) so that it can be used as a walking stick when the
plug of handle N is put in position
Pis the loop by which the kite can be flown whon connected by a string in the
usual manner of toy kites.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my snid
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed' I declare that what
I claim is
The construction and arrangement of Kite in the manner described with
reference to the annexed drawings for the purpose of frightening live birds and
compelling them to' he to
as set forth
The 26th day of June 1885