摘要 |
<p>An object holding and releasing mechanism (11) for use in combination with a kite (K), a flight string (S) having a first end (FE) for being held by the flyer of the kite and having a second end (SE), and an object (O) to be released after being carried aloft by the kite. The object holding and releasing mechanism includes a first member (13) for being attached to the kite; a holding mechanism (15) for holding the object to be released; and a second member (17) 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.</p> |