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US 6,360,988 B1Granted
Personnel lift device and amusement use thereof
OwnerJames I. Monroeinventor
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Abstract
The present invention is an apparatus to partially counter normal gravitational force. The personnel lifting device is a paraballoon, a lighter-than-air gas-filled balloon having a harness to suspend a user therefrom. The paraballoon further includes a plurality of flaps extending therefrom in order to allow the paraballoon to be maneuvered during descent, wherein the paraballoon may be used as a component of an amusement. In addition, various applications and attachments and embodiments are described.
Claims5
A lifting system, including:
- a personnel lifting device including a sealed, inflatable balloon filled with a lighter-than-air gas and a harness attached thereto for suspending the user below the balloon;
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- an auxiliary lifting balloon filled with lighter-than-air gas, said auxiliary lifting balloon being temporarily coupled to the personnel lifting device, wherein the auxiliary lifting balloon in combination with the personnel lifting device provides a net upward lifting force to the user.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.