Roller coaster vehicle
AssigneeTeam IX, Ltd.
InventorMichele Frison
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Abstract
A roller coaster vehicle is disclosed with seats that are mounted to a circular frame, and where the seats and the frame swing about a central horizontal axis passing between the seats, while the vehicle moves along a standard roller coaster track. The swinging or rotating of the seats with respect to the reference frame of the vehicle leads to a more intense riding experience. In a first preferred embodiment, the seats rotate passively in response to various gravitational and centripetal forces caused by the movement of the car along the track, but the seats could also be actively rotated by motors or other mechanical elements.
Claims7
A vehicle adapted to move along a railed track, the vehicle comprising:
- a carriage assembly comprising a plurality of runners that engage a roller coaster track from above, below, and on a side,
- a seat frame assembly comprising a pair of opposed seats, the seats mounted to a frame that can rotate three hundred sixty degrees in both directions about a horizontal axis passing between the pair of opposed seats;
- wherein the seats are adapted to rotate as the vehicle is moving along the roller coaster track.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.