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US5421783:
Human slingshot machine
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| Country: |
US United States of America
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| Inventor: |
Kockelman, Peter T.; Palo Alto, CA
Kockelman, John W.; Mountain View, CA
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| Assignee: |
Bungee Adventures, Mountain View, CA
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| Published / Filed: |
1995-06-06
/ 1993-07-16
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| Application Number: |
US1993000092701
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| IPC Code: |
Advanced:
A63B 5/16;
A63B 5/08;
Core:
A63B 5/00;
IPC-7:
A63G 31/14;
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| ECLA Code: |
A63B5/16; K63B5/08A; K63B208/12;
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| U.S. Class: |
Current:
472/135;
472/050;
472/131;
482/043;
Original:
472/135;
472/050;
472/131;
482/043;
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| Field of Search: |
472/135,50,131,137
482/033,23,24,43,66
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| Priority Number: |
| 1993-07-16 |
US1993000092701 |
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| Abstract: |
An amusement ride for slingshotting and bouncing humans with bungee cords. The ride is similar to a bungee jump, except that two separate bungee cords are used, and the jumper (rider) starts on the ground. The ride keeps most of the thrilling sensations of bungee jumping, but reduces or eliminates many of the dangers, including hitting the ground, swinging into a tower, and getting tangled in the cords. The slingshot ride consists of two elevated supports (10). In between the two elevated supports is a carrier (24). Two spring members (12) connect the carrier to the top of both supports (picture the letter "M"). A rider is strapped into the carrier that is secured to the ground with a release mechanism (28). The two springs are stretched with a tensioning mechanism (22). The release mechanism is triggered by the operator, and the rider is shot up into the air. The strapped-in rider bounces up and down about four times before being lowered to the ground.
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| Attorney, Agent or Firm: |
Flehr, Hohbach, Test, Albritton & Herbert ;
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| Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Friedman, Carl D.; Nguyen, Kien
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| Family: |
None
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First Claim:
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What is claimed is:
1. An amusement ride apparatus comprising:
- a carrier formed and dimensioned to safely support at least one human therein;
- a first elevated support and a second elevated support spaced apart by a distance sufficient to permit unobstructed passage of said carrier therebetween;
- a first elongated spring member having one end coupled to said carrier and having an opposite end supported by said first elevated support;
- a second elongated spring member having one end coupled to said carrier and having an opposite end supported by said second elevated support;
- a release mechanism formed to releasably couple said carrier relative to said elevated supports;
- a tensioning mechanism operably coupled to one of said carrier and said first and said second spring members, said tensioning mechanism movable from an equilibrium position in which said first and said second spring members are in equilibrium, when said release mechanism couples said carrier relative to said elevated supports, to a stretched position in which said first and said second spring members are stretched to be under substantial tension;
- wherein, upon release of said carrier by said release mechanism, said first and said second spring members project said carrier away from said release mechanism for oscillatory motion of said carrier until said first and said second spring members reach said equilibrium position.
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