Amusement ride
AssigneeMeteoro Amusement Corporation
InventorJohn F. Mares
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Abstract
An amusement device comprising a modularized pod at least one of which are attached to each side of a carriage that travels along a track. The pods are each mounted to the carriage for 360° that are interconnected to the side walls of a carriage that rides along a track in a predetermined direction of travel. One or more riders sit and are restrained in the pods which are capable of spinning 360 degrees about a horizontal axis that extends transverse to the direction of travel. The riders may control the spinning of the pod, either forward or backward, by pressing buttons on the passenger's handgrips located inside the pod.
Claims5
An amusement ride comprising:
- a stationary frame;
- a seat mount attached to said frame;
- one or more seats mounted for 360 degree rotation about said seat mount, each said seat comprising a passenger restraint;
- a display screen for showing images to an occupant of said seat, said images corresponding to motions experienced by the occupant;
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- user actuated controls of said seats for selectively rotating said seats in response to user actuation.
The ride of claim 2 further comprising pre-programmed controls for causing said seats to automatically rotate according to a predetermined routine.
A roller coaster ride, comprising:
- a. a carriage having first and second opposing sides;
- b. a track along which said carriage is adapted to travel in a predetermined direction of travel;
- c. a first set of seats interconnected to said first side of said carriage for 360 degree rotation about a longitudinal axis that extends transverse to said direction of travel;
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- d. a second set of seats interconnected to said second side of said carriage for 360 degree rotation about said longitudinal axis.
A roller coaster ride, comprising:
- a. a carriage having first and second opposing sides;
- b. a track along which said carriage is adapted to travel in a predetermined direction of travel;
- c. first and second seats mounted to said first side of said carriage for 360 degree rotation about a longitudinal axis that extends transverse to said direction of travel, said first and second seats being laterally spaced relative to one another along said longitudinal axis;
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- d. third and fourth seats mounted to said second side of said carriage for 360 degree rotation about said longitudinal axis, said third and fourth seats being laterally spaced relative to one another along said longitudinal axis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.