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US 5,941,777 AGranted
Perfected amusement ride
AssigneeSoriani & Moser Manufacturers of Amusement Rides S.r.L.
InventorsAlfeo Moser, Claudio Soriani
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Abstract
An amusement ride presenting a platform; two parallel vertical uprights extending upwards from the platform; two arms fitted to respective uprights and rotated by drive means about a first horizontal axis; and a passenger car fitted to the arms and rotating about a second axis; characterized in that the car presents a supporting structure, and three rows of seats fitted to the structure and all facing in the same direction.
Claims10
An amusement ride comprising:
- two upwardly extending and substantially parallel vertical uprights;
- two arms fitted to respective said uprights and rotatable by a drive about a first horizontal axis;
- a passenger car axially attached to free ends of said arms and rotatable about a second axis extending between said arms in the axis of attachment of said car to said arms;
- wherein said car comprises:
- a supporting structure;
- and
- a rear row, a central row and a front row of seats fitted to said structure and facing crosswise to said second axis, wherein each said row comprises a seat portion having a backrest with a headrest;
- wherein said supporting structure comprises a terraced deck presenting in succession a first flat surface fitted with said rear said row, a second flat surface at a lower level than said first surface and fitted with said central and said front said rows, and a third flat surface at a lower level than said second surface and for supporting the feet of the passengers in said front row;
- and
- wherein the radial distance between said second axis and the headrests of the seats of said rear row is less than the radial distance between said second axis and the headrests of the seats of said front row;
- and
- wherein said second axis is substantially on a level with the seat portions of the seats of said rear row.
9 more elements
An amusement ride, comprising:
- two upwardly extending and substantially parallel vertical uprights;
- two arms fitted to said uprights and rotatable by a drive about a first horizontal axis;
- a passenger car axially attached to free ends of said arms and rotatable about a second axis extending between said arms in the axis of attachment of said car to said arms;
- wherein said car comprises:
- a supporting structure;
- and
- a rear row, a central row and a front row of seats fitted to said structure and facing crosswise to said second axis, wherein each said row comprises a seat portion having a backrest with a headrest;
- wherein each of said arms comprises:
- a first portion pivotable relative to a respective said upright and rotatable only about said first axis;
- and
- a second portion hinged to and rotatable with the corresponding said first portion about said first axis and which is rotatable about the hinge axis between said first portion and said second portion by an actuator;
- wherein said car is fitted to the free ends of said second portions;
- an electronic control unit for controlling said drive and said actuator;
- and
- sensors connected to said control unit for determining the angular position of said arms about said first axis and of said car about said second axis.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.