Radially Extended Spindle Kite

Abstract

The disclosed technology comprises a kite with spindles extending radially from a central juncture disc, which can be of rigid (non-flexible construction). The spindles are removably insertable therein, and can be equi-spaced from each other and/or around a central point of the disc, creating structural support for the kite. Fabric sheathing connects to or is frictionally held at an outer terminus of each spindle. The fabric can further form a flap extending transverse to a plane of the disc and spindles with a string extending from an end of the flap, opposite the side of the flap which connects at the plane comprising the spindles.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A kite comprising:
 a rigid central juncture disc having a plurality of sockets for removably receiving a first end of a spindle therein;   a plurality of spindles, each spindle thereof extending outwards from a socket of said plurality of sockets away from said central juncture, wherein said spindles are generally co-planar;   a polygonal flexible material fixedly and removably attached to each said spindle of said plurality of spindles;   a plurality of connectors disposed at each vertex of said polygonal flexible material fixedly and removably attached to each spindle of said plurality of spindles.   
     
     
         2 . The kite of  claim 1 , wherein said sockets are raised from and form a unitary structure with a top planar surface of said central juncture disc. 
     
     
         3 . The kite of  claim 2 , wherein said spindles and sockets are aligned with each corner of said central juncture disc. 
     
     
         4 . The kite of  claim 3 , wherein inner ends of said sockets are contiguous with each other and outer ends of said sockets form vertices of a regular polygon. 
     
     
         5 . The kite of  claim 4 , wherein said sockets are equidistant from and equispaced around a center point of said rigid central disc and said polygonal flexible material is in a shape of a regular polygon. 
     
     
         6 . The kite of  claim 5 , wherein along top and bottom surfaces of each said socket, a plurality of equi-spaced cutouts open into a cavity of each said socket. 
     
     
         7 . The kite of  claim 6 , wherein an interior surface of each said socket, at an end closest to said center point of said rigid central disc, comprises at least two triangularly shaped flanges extending into an interior of each said socket such that each said spindle inserted into each said socket is removably fixed into each respective said socket by said flanges. 
     
     
         8 . The kite of  claim 7 , wherein each spindle comprises at least two grooves, each groove extending along a length of said spindle and spaced apart from one another a distance equal to a space between two flanges extending into a central region of a socket of said plurality of sockets. 
     
     
         9 . The kite of  claim 8 , wherein said polygonal flexible material comprises a plurality of pockets, each pocket of said plurality thereof at a perimeter and vertex of said flexible material in which an end of a said spindle of said plurality of spindles is held. 
     
     
         10 . The kite of  claim 9 , wherein a distance between each set of two opposite vertices of said polygonal flexible material is greater than an end to end distance of two said spindles of said plurality of spindles which extend in opposite directions from a central point of said rigid central disc; and
 wherein said polygonal flexible material is held taut by tension between said two spindles of said plurality of spindles.   
     
     
         11 . The kite of  claim 10 , wherein said polygonal flexible material further comprises a flexible flap fixedly connected along an entire side of said flexible polygonal material between two vertices thereof. 
     
     
         12 . The kite of  claim 11 , further comprising a string extending from a vertex of said flexible flap at a point on said flexible flap most distant from said side of said flexible polygonal material where said flap is attached. 
     
     
         13 . A method of using a kite, comprising:
 inserting first ends of each of a plurality of spindles into a plurality of sockets disposed co-planarly on a rigid central juncture;   inserting second ends of each of said plurality of spindles into a plurality of connectors, each connector positioned at a vertex of a polygon-shaped piece of material such that said material is stretched and framed on said spindles; and   flying said kite.   
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 13 , further comprising steps of:
 removing said first ends of at least two of said spindles from said sockets; and   folding said polygon-shaped piece of material along at least one axes.   
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein said inserting of said first ends is accompanied by looking into a cutout on at least one said spindle of said plurality thereof to determine if said at least one spindle is inserted completely.