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US 12,605,638 B1Granted
Modular roller coaster
OwnerLuke Horwathinventor
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Abstract
A roller coaster that includes a first tower module, a second tower module, a first track defining a first layout spanning at least a portion of the first tower module, and a second track defining a second layout spanning at least a portion of the second tower module. At least a portion of the first layout and at least a portion of the second layout have a helical shape.
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A roller coaster, comprising:
- a center module having a first side and a second side opposite the first side;
- a first tower module disposed adjacent the first side of the center module;
- a second tower module disposed adjacent the second side of the center module;
- a first track defining a first layout spanning at least a first portion of the first tower module and at least a first portion of the center module;
- a second track defining a second layout spanning at least a first portion of the second tower module and at least a second portion of the center module;
- a first train of coasters configured to movably traverse the first track;
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- a second train of coasters configured to movably traverse the second track,
- wherein the first train of coasters and the second train of coasters are configured to concurrently traverse the first and second layouts, respectively, and
- wherein the first train of coasters interacts with the second train of coasters along at least a portion of the first layout.
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A roller coaster, comprising:
- a first tower module;
- a second tower module;
- a first track defining a first layout spanning at least a portion of the first tower module;
- a second track defining a second layout spanning at least a portion of the second tower module;
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- a center module disposed between the first tower module and the second tower module, wherein the first layout is at least partially disposed within the center module, and wherein the second layout is at least partially disposed within the center module,
- wherein at least a portion of the first layout and at least a portion of the second layout have a helical shape.
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A roller coaster, comprising:
- a first tower module;
- a second tower module;
- a first track defining a first layout spanning at least a portion of the first tower module;
- a second track defining a second layout spanning at least a portion of the second tower module;
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- a first train of coasters configured to movably traverse the first track and a second train of coasters configured to movably traverse the second track, wherein the first train of coasters interacts with the second train of coasters along at least a portion of the first layout,
- wherein at least a portion of the first layout and at least a portion of the second layout have a helical shape.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.