Amusement device seat assembly including leg locking device

An amusement device seat assembly comprising:

• a seat having a seat base providing a seating surface at an upper side to allow a passenger to sit on the seat, wherein the seat has a leg space under the seat base for holding a left and right lower leg of the passenger;
• a leg locking device for locking a lower leg of the passenger introduced in the leg space, wherein the locking device has an open configuration to provide an initial opening for introducing the lower leg of the passenger into the leg space and a closed configuration for retaining the introduced lower leg, wherein the locking device comprises:
• a central mount including:
• a main mount centrally positioned under the seat base, wherein the main mount divides the leg space into a left and right leg subspace for respectively receiving a left and right lower leg of a passenger, said main mount extending downwardly away from the seat base;
• and
• a lateral mount connected to the main mount, the lateral mount extending in a lateral outward direction away from the main mount to prevent a forward movement of a lower leg,
• wherein the locking device further comprises a bracket for enclosing a leg of the passenger, wherein the bracket is arranged cooperatively with the lateral mount, wherein the bracket is movable relative to the lateral mount to and from an open position and a closed position to obtain respectively the open and closed configuration of the locking device,
• wherein the bracket comprises:
• a main bracket movably connected with respect to the main mount;
• and
• an outer bracket extension connected to the main bracket and positioned at a lateral outside position of the bracket,
• wherein, in the open position of the bracket, the outer bracket extension is spaced from the lateral mount to provide the initial opening to allow an introduction of the lower leg into the leg subspace, and
• wherein, in the closed position, the outer bracket extension is placed closer to the lateral mount to reduce the initial opening and to enclose a lower leg introduced in the leg subspace to prevent a lateral outwardly directed movement of the lower leg.