Movable barrier for walkway
AssigneeUniversal City Studios LLC
InventorsAaron Christopher Philpott, Reginald Benjamin Lovelace, Scott Linley Olson, Zachary Paul Pfeiffer
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to an attraction system that includes a walkway, a carrier disposed at a first side of the walkway, and a barrier disposed at a second side of the walkway opposite the first side. The carrier is configured to translate relative to the walkway, and the barrier is removably coupled to the carrier. Translation of the carrier relative to the walkway transitions the barrier between a stowed configuration and a deployed configuration.
Claims20
An attraction system, comprising:
- a walkway;
- a carrier disposed at a first side of the walkway, wherein the carrier is configured to translate relative to the walkway;
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- a barrier disposed at a second side of the walkway opposite the first side, wherein the barrier is removably coupled to the carrier, and translation of the carrier relative to the walkway transitions the barrier between a stowed configuration and a deployed configuration.
A barrier for a walkway, the barrier comprising:
- an extension having an opening;
- a rod disposed within the extension and coupled to a housing;
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- a latch coupled to the housing and configured to extend through the opening, wherein the rod is configured to move relative to the extension to move the latch relative to the opening.
An attraction system, comprising:
- a walkway;
- a carrier configured to translate relative to the walkway, wherein the carrier comprises a receptacle;
- and
- a barrier comprising an extension configured to insert into the receptacle to removably couple the barrier to the carrier, wherein the barrier comprises a latch configured to extend through an opening of the extension, and the carrier is configured to translate relative to the walkway to transition the barrier between a stowed configuration and a deployed configuration.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.