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US 2025/0145186 A1Published application
Amusement ride
AssigneeSkysurfer International Limited
InventorsHarry Robert John CUMMINS, Robert James CUMMINS, David John Rees, Andrew Michael SARRATT, Peter John SCOTT
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Abstract
A launched zipline amusement ride has a carrier 200 carrying a rider 202. The carrier 200 is adapted to move along a tensioned, suspended cable 102. A launch mechanism 300 engages with the carrier 200 between an engagement and a release position 304 to accelerate the carrier 200 along the cable 102, and to disengage from the carrier 200 at the release position 304.
Claims21
1-35. (canceled)
A launched zipline amusement ride comprising:
- a track line comprising a tensioned, suspended cable;
- a carrier for carrying a rider, the carrier comprising a carrier trolley adapted to move along the track line;
- a launch mechanism that is arranged to engage with the carrier between an engagement position and a release position to accelerate the carrier together with the rider in a first direction along the track line between the engagement position and the release position, and to disengage from the carrier at the release position to propel the carrier together with the rider along the track line in the first direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.