Patent ID: 7549608

Claim:
A device for managing lines of a kite, wherein during use the lines of the kite connect the kite to a control bar that is remote with respect to the kite, the device comprising: means for securing the device to the control bar of the kite, wherein the means for securing the device has a longitudinal opening extending along a length of the means for securing the device, wherein during use the longitudinal opening radially receives a length of the control bar and is shaped to retain the length of the control bar within the longitudinal opening, wherein during use the means for securing the device grasps the control bar when inserted into the longitudinal opening; and a line attachment portion of the device connected to the means for securing the device, the line attachment portion comprising a plurality of means for detachably retaining the lines of the kite, wherein each means for detachably retaining the lines is adapted to detachably retain a single line of the kite.