Patent ID: 7017860

Claim:
A control and safety device for a power kite wing, the power kite wing having a leading edge arranged at the front tips of each side of the kite and a trailing edge extending at the rear tips of each side of the kite, said control and safety device comprising: a front attachment comprising a first sliding device arranged at each front tip, a rear attachment comprising a second sliding device arranged at each rear tip, control lines comprising (i) a sliding pre-line having a first end extending from the first sliding device of the front attachment, and a second end extending from the second sliding device of the rear attachment, (ii) a portion of a front line extending from the first end of the pre-line, and (iii) a portion of a rear line extending from the second end of the pre-line, a control device operating in conjunction with the portions of front line and rear line to guide the kite, and a stiffening member that maintains a predetermined distance between the front and rear attachments.