Patent ID: 8677816

Claim:
A wind current indicator comprising: a first lightweight fibrous strand having a first end and a second end; a second lightweight fibrous strand having a first end and a second end, and the first end of said second lightweight fibrous strand being releasably securable to an object; a feather releasably securable to the first end of said first lightweight fibrous strand; a swivel member having a interior cavity defining a socket, and said swivel member including a first and second opening each being in communication with the interior cavity; a first and second loop member each including a spherical component having a diameter smaller than the diameter of the interior cavity of said swivel member and larger than the diameter of each of the openings on said swivel member, and said spherical component of each of said first and second loop members being provided to form a ball and socket joint when coupled with the socket of said swivel member, whereby each of said first and second loop members is pivotable and rotatable about the ball and socket joint in response to external forces produced by the wind current; said first loop member being structured and disposed for coupling with the second end of said first lightweight fibrous strand; said second loop member being structured and disposed for coupling with the second end of said second lightweight fibrous strand; and wherein said feather is lifted in the direction of the external forces produced by the wind current thereby indicating the direction of the wind current.