US 7,487,969 B2
Kite system having a light transmitter and a light receiver
James Christianson, Colchester, Conn. (US)
Assigned to Jakks Pacific, Inc., Malibu, Calif. (US)
Filed on Dec. 20, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/315,664.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/730082, filed on Oct. 24, 2005.
Prior Publication US 2007/0152103 A1, Jul. 05, 2007
Int. Cl. A63B 67/14 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 273—108  [244/154] 27 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A kite system having a light transmitter and a light receiver, comprising:
a kite for flying, the kite having a light receiver attached with the kite where the light receiver receives and registers a light signal; and
a light transmitter for emitting a light signal, whereby a user may fly the kite and use the light transmitter to project the light signal toward the light receiver, and upon receiving the light signal, the light receiver registers that it has received the light signal; and
wherein the kite system is formed as a kite shooting game such that hitting the light receiver with the light signal provides a user with a point.