Kite surfing securing device to hook and unhook the kite to the body of the kiter

Abstract

A securing device for kite_surfing for hooking and unhooking a wing from a kite surfer's body, comprises a connection bar intended to be fixed to the surfer's body and a hook protruding from the bar for engaging the ends of a couple of cables coming from the front comers of the wing. A clasp protrudes from the bar in correspondence to the hook which can be placed on the hook to assure the closing of the hook. The clasp is movable to allow the unhooking of the couple of cable ends from the hook. At least in the engagement position, the clasp is stably locked on the hook by a moderate force due to mechanical interference.

1 . A device for detachably securing a kite surfing wing to/from a kite surfer's body, the device comprising a connection bar to be fixed to the surfer's body and a hook extending from the connection bar for engaging the ends of a couple of cables coming from the front corners of the wing, a clasp extending from the connection bar in correspondence to the hook, the clasp being engageably positioned with the hook to insure closing of the hook itself and displaced in an opening position to allow the unhooking of the couple of cable ends from the hook, the clasp being firmly locked on the hook by a moderate force due to mechanical interference at least in the closed position. 
   
   
       2 . The device set forth in  claim 1 , wherein the clasp comprises a pair of arms and an hook-shaped portion at one end of the arms, the arms at their other end ending with a connecting portion for pivotally engaging the arms with the bar with a moderate strength, whereby the clasp can be rotated with respect to the bar only on applying a force to the arms to engage or disengage it from the hook. 
   
   
       3 . The device set forth in  claim 1 , wherein the clasp is formed by a pair of arms and a hook-shaped portion at one of their ends, the opposite ends of the arms being pivotally engaged in a seat longitudinally formed on the bar, the length of the clasp being enough to generate a mechanical interference with the end of the hook, whereby the engagement and disengagement of the clasp to/from the hook occurs only as a result of a moderate force applied thereto. 
   
   
       4 . The device set forth in  claim 1 , wherein the clasp is formed by a fixed part protruding from the bar and arranged along the hook, and a movable part that can be positioned on the fixed part by a moderate force and reversibly locked on it to open and close the hook. 
   
   
       5 . The device set forth in  claim 4 , wherein the fixed part of the clasp has a hole extending in correspondence to the end of the hook, the movable part comprising a stem that can be inserted with a moderate force in the hole to close the hook, reversible connecting means between the fixed part and the movable part being provided to secure the movable part to the fixed part while the hook is in its closed condition.