摘要 |
An object holding and releasing mechanism for use in combination with a kite, a flight string having a first end for being held by the flyer of the kite and having a second end, and an object to be released after being carried aloft by the kite. The object holding and releasing mechanism includes a first member for being attached to the kite; a holding mechanism for holding the object to be released; and a second member for being attached to the second end of the flight string, the second member being hingeably attached to the first member for movement between a closed position in which the object to be released is held by the holding mechanism and a opened position in which the object to be released is released by the holding mechanism, the second member being held in the closed position when the flight string is attached to the second member and is held taut, the second member being free to move to the opened position when the flight string is given slack.
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