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A kite-like flying device includes a sail, a keel stick with a larger resilient member at its leading end, and wing sticks connected to the opposide ends of a smaller resilient member the midportion of which extends laterally through the larger member to provide a resilient resistance to forward mov

A kite-like flying device includes a sail, a keel stick with a larger resilient member at its leading end, and wing sticks connected to the opposide ends of a smaller resilient member the midportion of which extends laterally through the larger member to provide a resilient resistance to forward movement of the keel stick. A cross stick is flexed and received by sockets which are slightly inclined relative to each other in connector blocks slidably mounted on the wing sticks. Two strings extend from the operator to a control rod which is connected by a string harness to the kite. The connectors for connecting the strings to the control rod each include three bores through which the strings pass back and forth to provide on each side thereof a loop and an extending string portion which passes through the loop so as to be frictionally retained when tension is applied to the opposite extending string portion. A template is provided with markings designating the prescribed location of the string connector relative to the keel stick for flying the device. When the device is used for dogfighting competition, it includes a tail, a release pin connected to the tail to disconnect the string from the sail in response to pulling forces exerted on the tail by the kite of another competitor.

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A kite-like flying device including, a sail of flexible sheet material, a keel stick for stiffening the longitudinal centerline of the sail, wing sticks for stiffening the leading edges of the sail, a connector for connecting the leading end of the keel stick to the leading ends of the wing sticks,

A kite-like flying device including, a sail of flexible sheet material, a keel stick for stiffening the longitudinal centerline of the sail, wing sticks for stiffening the leading edges of the sail, a connector for connecting the leading end of the keel stick to the leading ends of the wing sticks, said connector including a longitudinal element and a pair of lateral elements extending outwardly from the longitudinal element, said longitudinal element telescopically fitting over the leading end of the keel stick, said lateral elements being flexible tubular elements located rearwardly of the leading end of the longitudinal element whereby the longitudinal element will receive and absorb the impact in the event of collision, said lateral elements being connected to the leading ends of the wing sticks, wing connectors slidably mounted on said wing sticks so as to move during flight of the device, said wing connectors having bores which are slightly inclined relative to each other, a cross stick having its ends located in said bores, said cross stick being resiliently flexed to establish firm frictional engagement of the cross stick within said bores, a control rod, a first set of control strings connecting the control rod to the sail, and a second set of strings extending from the control rod to the operator of the device, said first set of strings including strings connected to the wing connectors so the location of the wing connectors and cross stick will move in response to changes in the control strings to change the shape and rigidity of the device, at least one of said strings being connected to the control rod by a connector which has a set of at least three generally parallel bores, said string extending back and forth through said bores to form exposed loops, a portion of said string extending through one of said loops to prevent longitudinal movement of the string relative to the control rod when the string is under tension, a tail connected to the sail, means for disconnecting one of the strings from the sail when the tail is pulled, a template provided in a kit with said flying device, said template having markings thereon alignable with the flying device to position the template at a given longitudinal position on the device, and means on the template for designating the location of said control rod.