Amusement park swing ride
OwnerHenry J. McGinnisinventor
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Abstract
An amusement ride provides a very large swing. The ride has a tower with two spaced apart legs connected at the upper ends by a cross-member. A boom extends perpendicular to the cross-member at the upper end of the tower. A swing line is secured to one end of the boom and has a harness at its lower end. A carriage rolls on a track along the lower side of the boom. The carriage has an engagement member which will engage the swing line and cause it to take up toward the opposite end of the boom, lifting the passenger. Once the passenger is at the desired elevation, the engagement member releases the swing line, allowing the passenger to swing between the legs of the tower.
Claims20
An amusement ride, comprising:
- a tower;
- a boom having first and second ends and mounted to the tower;
- a swing line having an upper end secured to the first end of the boom;
- a carrier secured to a lower end of the swing line for holding at least one passenger;
- a carriage carried by the boom for movement along the boom from the first end toward the second end;
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- an engagement member mounted to the carriage which has a bearing surface which engages the swing line on a side facing the first end of the boom while the engagement member is in a locked position, and which causes the swing line to advance toward the second end of the boom, lifting the carrier, when the carriage is moved toward the second end of the boom, the engagement member having a released position which frees the bearing surface from engagement with the swing line, allowing the swing line and carrier to swing about its upper end.
An amusement ride, comprising:
- a tower;
- a boom mounted to the tower;
- a swing line having an upper end secured to the first end of the boom;
- a carrier secured to a lower end of the swing line for holding at least one passenger;
- a track on a lower side of the boom and extending from the first end toward the second end;
- a carriage having rollers which engage the track for movement along the boom from the first end to the second end;
- a drive mechanism for causing the carriage to roll along the track from the first end toward the second end of the boom;
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- an engagement member mounted to the carriage which has a bearing surface which engages the swing line on a side facing the first end of the boom while the engagement member is in a locked position, and which causes the swing line to advance toward the second end of the boom, lifting the carrier, when the carriage is moved toward the second end of the boom, the engagement member having a released position which frees the bearing surface from engagement with the swing line, allowing the swing line and carrier to swing about its upper end.
An amusement ride, comprising:
- a tower;
- a boom having first and second ends and pivotally mounted to the tower;
- a swing line having an upper end secured to the first end of the boom;
- a carrier secured to a lower end of the swing line for holding at least one passenger;
- boom having a loading position in which the first end of the boom is tilted downward relative to the second end of the boom for lowering the carrier to receive a passenger, and a riding position which raises the first end of the boom relative to the second end of the boom to raise the carrier safely above the ground;
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- an engagement member which engages the swing line and causes it to advance toward the second end of the boom, lifting the carrier, and once the carrier is at a desired elevation, releasing the swing line to allow the carrier and passenger to swing downward.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.