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US 2006/0137563 A1Published application
Multi-capacity amusement ride
OwnerRobert Cumminsinventor
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Abstract
An amusement ride including a non-continuous track supported over a curved path and extending between a high end and a low end for transporting riders. The track includes at least two independent running rails. The amusement ride also includes at least one carrier arranged to carry at least one rider on each running rail of the track. The carriers include attachment means arranged to slidingly engage with the running rails to enable the carriers to descend carrying the riders from the high end to the low end.
Claims37
An amusement ride including:
- a non-continuous track supported over a curved path and extending between a high end and a low end, the track including at least two independent running rails,
- at least one carrier arranged to carry at least one rider on each running rail of the track,
- the carriers including attachment means arranged to slidingly engage with the running rails to enable the carriers to descend carrying the riders from the high end to the low end.
An amusement ride including:
- a track supported over a curved path, the track including a high point and a low point and including at least two independent running rails,
- at least one carrier arranged to carry at least one rider on each running rail of the track in a substantially prone position,
- the carriers including attachment means arranged to slidingly engage with the running rails to enable the carriers to traverse the ride carrying the riders.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.