What is possible with Payne's patent US3987987 figure 5?

In my opinion it would work back and forth like a linear track (NTS video below), or rather two linear tracks side by side with a kite for each, but being cheaper, and not requiring a moving generator as one pulley would rotate the generator, as for a ski lift which comprises a motor instead of a generator. The kite tether attach moves perpendicular to the wind on the pulley-rope-drive, as for the wagon on a linear track. The kite force transfer would be correct (unlike figure 5 for what I think) what I verified manually.

A carousel with a rope driving pulleys (or a cableway-like) would be perhaps also possible and has be evoked by Dave Santos in the old forum if I remember correctly.
Carousel with a circular rope driving pulleys