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US 12,521,640 B2Granted
Seat for amusement rides and system for the boarding/disembarking of passengers on/from at least one seat
AssigneeAntonio Zamperla S.p.A.
InventorsAlberto Zamperla, Massimo Romanaldi, Albano Moresco
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Abstract
A seat for amusement rides which has a seat portion and a backrest to accommodate a passenger, and a footboard and a leg rest element configured in use to provide support respectively for the foots and the legs of the passenger. The seat also has jutting elements which jut from a front edge of the seat portion, and a supporting frame which is constrained, in a removable manner, to the seat portion by means of the jutting elements and supports the footboard and the leg rest element.
Claims17
A seat for amusement rides, the seat comprising:
- a seat portion and a backrest to accommodate at least one passenger, wherein the seat portion is provided with an upper surface having a substantially U-shaped area, with two lateral areas, substantially elongated, so as to be able to accommodate a passenger's thigh at each of the two lateral areas, wherein the seat portion is provided with a front edge which is substantially opposite the backrest;
- at least one footboard and at least one leg rest element, placed in front of the seat and configured in use to provide support respectively for at least one foot and at least one leg of the passenger;
- constraining means of reversible type, which constrain the at least one footboard and the at least one leg rest element to the seat;
- wherein the constraining means comprise jutting elements which jut from the front edge of the seat portion;
- a supporting frame which is constrained, in a removable manner, to the seat portion by means of the jutting elements and is placed in front of the front edge of the seat portion;
- wherein the at least one footboard and the at least one leg rest element are supported by the supporting frame;
- restraining means configured to secure the foot and/or leg of the passenger to the at least one footboard and/or the at least one leg rest element;
- at least one protruding element, which juts from the upper surface of the seat portion, and is arranged between the two lateral areas of the upper surface which, in use, accommodate the passenger's thighs;
- wherein the at least one protruding element is arranged in a front and center area of the upper surface of the seat portion, near the front edge of the seat portion;
- wherein the at least one protruding element is removable and is constrained to the seat portion by removable constraining means.
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