Patent ID: 7127781

Claim:
A safety release device for releasably fastening together first and second portions of a kite line along which a kite control bar can move to operate the safety release device, the safety release device comprising: a first fastening member having a first end and a second end, the first end having a first attachment point for attachment of a first line portion and the second end having an aperture, said first line portion extending away from the release device in a first direction and along which a kite control bar can move, a second fastening member having a tongue and a second attachment point for attachment of a second line portion extending away from the release device in an opposite direction, the release device having a fastened position in which the second fastening member engages through the aperture of the first fastening member and the tongue extends in the opposite direction, a release member movably positioned on the first fastening member and movable between a secured position for securing the tongue to hold the release device in the fastened position and a released position releasing the tongue such that tension on a line attached to the release device pulls the second fastening member out of engagement through the aperture, and a releasable locking member provided on or with the release member and having a locked position for preventing the release member being moved to the released position by the kite control bar moving along the first line portion.