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US 10,881,972 B2Granted
Underwater park ride system
AssigneeSub Sea Systems, Inc.
InventorJim Ryan Mayfield
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Abstract
The disclosure is directed to an underwater park ride system that includes a track having a plurality of air registers embedded within the track for discharging compressed air. The underwater park ride system further includes an underwater vehicle having an air engine that is configured to collect the discharged compressed air in a manner that propels the underwater vehicle along the track.
Claims23
An entertainment system, comprising:
- a track having a plurality of air registers embedded within the track for discharging compressed air;
- and
- an underwater vehicle having an air engine that is configured to collect the discharged compressed air in a manner that propels the underwater vehicle along the track.
An entertainment system, comprising:
- a underwater course comprising a plurality of tracks having a plurality of air registers embedded within each track for discharging compressed air, the underwater course being in a water environment;
- an underwater vehicle having an air engine that is configured to collect the discharged compressed air in a manner that propels the underwater vehicle along the course;
- and an ascending conveyor system for transitioning the underwater vehicle out of the water environment onto a loading and unloading conveyor which will return the vehicle into the water environment.
An underwater vehicle, comprising:
- an air engine that is configured to collect discharged compressed air in a manner to propel the underwater vehicle along an underwater course;
- and
- a canopy configured to provide a breathing air space for one or more guests, wherein the discharged compressed air is collected by a vehicle plenum and fed into a container that when being filled with air releases a controlled discharge of compressed air into the canopy.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.