This innovation is about a technology to make cheaper, thinner and lighter inflatable frame for kites and other applications.
The prototype you'll see is one of numerous possible designs.
The idea came while thinking how to make a cheaper inflatable kite: using hoses made by a factory instead of making them "ourselves" would save a lot of work and materials.
Other benefits :
- there would be no more seams in the struts, what is the weak point of the current technology, so it would be possible to put more pressure for the same fabric weight
- consequently tube diameter could be narrowed, thus drag and weight would be reduced.
The prototype you'll see is one of numerous possible designs.
The idea came while thinking how to make a cheaper inflatable kite: using hoses made by a factory instead of making them "ourselves" would save a lot of work and materials.
Other benefits :
- there would be no more seams in the struts, what is the weak point of the current technology, so it would be possible to put more pressure for the same fabric weight
- consequently tube diameter could be narrowed, thus drag and weight would be reduced.
In the following pages you'll learn more about this concept, about the development to reach the present state, the diversity of the possible designs and the way I manufacture High Pressure hoses.
Several videos can be seen here.
Several videos can be seen here.
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This invention has not been protected (except from predators by being published) and is offered in an open-source spirit. Brands are welcome to use it.