| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 6397756 |
Amusement device |
June 4, 2002 |
| To move a rail-borne vehicle (2) over a preferably ascending partial section, a finite chain section (8) is pulled in a stationary guide (13) in parallel to the rail (23) using a cable (9). The vehicle (2) engages the chain section (8) via a chain hook (19). The two ends (35), (36) of |
| 6062350 |
Braking system for an amusement device |
May 16, 2000 |
| The invention concerns an amusement device (1) with one or several passenger carriers (2) and a framework (3). It is preferably designed as dropping framework. To brake down the movable passenger carriers is provided an eddy current brake (4). It is preferably designed as linear brak |
| 6001022 |
Amusement facility |
December 14, 1999 |
| An amusement facility having a frame with a passenger carrier movably mounted on the frame and a drive connected to the passenger carrier for moving the passenger carrier on the frame. The drive includes a cylinder and a piston with a tension member connecting the passenger carrier to th |
| 5947030 |
Amusement device in the form of a roller coaster, a monorail or the like |
September 7, 1999 |
| A recoil blocking device for vehicles (1) for roller-coasters, monorails or the like. To avoid the ratchet noises occurring in the case of prior-art ratchet-type blocking mechanisms of such recoil blocking devices, the present invention provides a catch drive (21), which is designed as a |
| 5628690 |
Amusement ride with at least one longitudinal guide with a passenger vehicle capable of changes |
May 13, 1997 |
| An amusement ride according to the present invention includes a vertical tower having one or more sides. Along each side of the tower, passengers are strapped into separate vehicles which are lifted vertically to the top of the tower, from where the vehicles are released. The vehicles fr |
| 5219395 |
Monorail transport system |
June 15, 1993 |
| A monorail public transport system utilizing a plurality of independent cars that circulate a main route with shunting of select cars to passenger loading stations without substantial interference of the continuous circulation of the remaining cars on a circuitous main route, wherein the |
| 4696251 |
Rapid river ride boat |
September 29, 1987 |
| A circular floatation vehicle, particularly for rafting as an amusement ride, the vehicle having an annular tube with a circular platform inset, wherein the platform inset is constructed with a central contoured core to seat a plurality of occupants around the core, whereby the core prov |
| 4576373 |
Aerial amusement ride |
March 18, 1986 |
| An aerial amusement ride for simulating the flight of an air craft having a central tower with an outrigger structure from which a plurality of aircraft vehicles are suspended on cables and rotated about the axis of the tower, the ride including apparatus for raising and lowering the |
| 4543886 |
Amusement ride including a rotating loading terminal |
October 1, 1985 |
| An amusement ride loading terminal having a revolving circular platform is provided for continuous loading of passengers into a series of moving circular vehicles. The platform cooperates with an endless track conveyer to keep the vehicles revolving with the platform without individual |
| 4516943 |
Amusement ride raft |
May 14, 1985 |
| A raft for a rapid flow water course amusement ride having a generally circular shaped hull fabricated in two sections with a surrounding floatation bumper and separate redundant floatation material in the bottom of the hull. A multiplicity of inwardly facing high-backed seats are di |
