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US5267906:
Amusement ride
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| Country: |
US United States of America
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| Inventor: |
Kitchen, William J.; Boulder, CO
Bird, Kenneth G.; Casper, WY
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| Assignee: |
Sky Fun 1, Inc., Boulder, CO
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| Published / Filed: |
1993-12-07
/ 1992-08-19
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| Application Number: |
US1992000937060
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| IPC Code: |
Advanced:
A63G 9/00;
A63G 31/00;
IPC-7:
A63G 9/00;
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| ECLA Code: |
A63G9/00; K63G31/00F;
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| U.S. Class: |
Current:
472/118;
472/131;
472/133;
Original:
472/118;
472/131;
472/133;
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| Field of Search: |
472/118,131,133,49,116,137,80
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| Priority Number: |
| 1992-08-19 |
US1992000937060 |
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| Abstract: |
The ride is capable of raising a rider to a height of thirty feet or more above the ground, and then releasing the rider to swing. It includes a support structure, a support line secured to the support structure at one end, with an opposed end secured to a rider, preferably to an attachment which is worn by a rider. A launch structure is spaced from the support structure and carries a launch line which has an end which is capable of being raised and lowered above the ground, and which is designed to be releasibly attached to the rider attachment to lift a rider from the ground. A release device is located between the launch line and the rider attachment. In operation, the rider attachment with the support line attached is secured to the rider, the launch line is releasibly secured to the attachment, and the launch line is activated to move the rider laterally and upwardly towards the top of the launch structure. When the launch line is released from the attachment which carries the rider, the rider swings downwardly at a high speed simulating the sensation of "body flight" in a pendulum like motion until slowing to a speed at which he or she may remove the attachment. In an alternative mode of operation, the rider may be lifted up the launch structure, and the support line secured to the rider, with the rider then swinging off of the launch structure.
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| Attorney, Agent or Firm: |
Margolis, Donald W. ;
Crabtree, Edwin H. ;
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| Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Friedman, Carl D.; Nguyen, Kien
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The embodiments of the invention for which an exclusive privilege and property right is claimed are defined as follows:
1. An amusement ride for raising at least one rider from the ground to a height of at least thirty feet or more and releasing the rider to swing in a curved trajectory, the amusement ride comprising:
- an upright support structure having a lower portion, a middle portion and an upper portion, said support structure extending upwardly to a height of at least about thirty five feet or more above the ground;
- a rider support line having a first end and a second end, said first end of said support line being attached to said upper portion of said support structure, said support line being normally pivotally suspended vertically downward from said support structure;
- means for attaching said second end of said support line to a rider are carried by said second end of said support line;
- an upright launch structure having a lower portion, a middle portion and an upper portion, said launch structure extending upwardly to a height of at least about thirty five feet or more above the ground, said upper portion of said launch spaced from said upper portion of said support structure; and
- means for raising a rider at least thirty feet or more above the ground, said means for raising a rider being associated with said launch structure; whereby, when a rider leaves said raising means the rider will swing freely on said support line.
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