Modularized amusement ride and training simulation device
AssigneeMeteoro Amusement Corporation
InventorJohn F. Mares
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Abstract
An amusement device comprising a modularized pod, in which one or more riders sit and are restrained, and which spins under power about a horizontal axis according to the passenger's active control. The riders control the spinning of the pod, either forward or backward, by pressing buttons on the passenger's handgrips located inside the pod. The modularized pod may be used in conjunction with many different types of amusement devices, including, but not limited to roller coasters, carrousels, Ferris wheels, virtual reality units, centrifugal tumblers. The modularized pod may also be used in conjunction with flight and space training and simulation units.
Claims17
A roller coaster ride comprising:
- a carriage;
- a track along which said carriage travels;
- a seat mount attached to said carriage and extending on either side of said carriage;
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- four seats attached to said seat mount and which spin about said seat mount, two on either side of said carriage, each seat comprising a passenger restraint;
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- wherein said four seats are configured to rotate 360 degrees about a common axis of said seat mount.
A roller coaster ride comprising:
- a carriage;
- a track along which said carriage travels;
- a seat mount attached to said carriage and extending on either side of said carriage;
- and
- a plurality of seats attached to said seat mount and which spin about said seat mount, each seat comprising a passenger restraint;
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- wherein said plurality of seats are configured to rotate 360 degrees about a common axis of said seat mount.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.