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US5203744:
Device for vertically oscillating participants
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| Country: |
US United States of America
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| Inventor: |
Checketts, Stanley J.; Providence, UT 84332
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| Assignee: |
None
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| Published / Filed: |
1993-04-20
/ 1991-08-30
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| Application Number: |
US1991000753335
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| IPC Code: |
Advanced:
A63B 5/16;
A63G 31/00;
A63G 31/04;
A63G 31/08;
IPC-7:
A63J 5/12;
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| ECLA Code: |
A63B5/16; K63B5/16A2; K63G31/00; K63G31/00F;
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| U.S. Class: |
Current:
472/131;
472/137;
Original:
472/131;
472/137;
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| Field of Search: |
472/131,135,137
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| Priority Number: |
| 1991-08-30 |
US1991000753335 |
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| Abstract: |
A vertical tower which participants ascend by means of an internal stairway. At the top of the tower there are several horizontal arms. Each participant walks through a horizontal arm to its open, outward end. The participant is then connected to a resilient band that is also attached to the horizontal arm. Subsequently, the participant leaps from the open, outward end and undergoes dampened vertical oscillations before being lowered to the surface of the earth. The stairway and multiple horizontal arms permit multiple participants to use the device simultaneously and to repeat rapidly the experience. Numerous safety features are employed to prevent injury to the participants.
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| Attorney, Agent or Firm: |
Fehr, Thompson E. ;
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| Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Chilcot, Jr., Richard E.;
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I claim:
1. A device for vertically oscillating participants, which comprises:
- an elevating means for bringing participants from the surface of the earth to a desired height;
- a means for horizontal movement, which is attached to the top of said elevating means, for moving participants horizontally outward from said elevating means;
- a means for jumping, which is connected to the outward end of said means for horizontal movement, to enable the participants to be accelerated downward by the force of gravity;
- a means for decelerating the participants' descent and producing dampened vertical oscillations, which is connected to each participant; and
- a means for lowering the participants to the surface of the earth and restoring the decelerating and oscillating means to its original elevated position, which lowering and restoring means is connected to both the mean for horizontal movement and the decelerating and oscillating means.
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