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US 7,172,511 B2Granted
Amusement ride
OwnerThomas P. Caseyinventor
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Abstract
A gimbaled wheel amusement ride is disclosed.
Claims11
An amusement ride comprising at least two wheels gimbaled, one within the other, and each wheel having a least one different passenger car engaged to travel along that wheels' periphery, at least one of the wheel's path of travel for its cars comprises travel about at least 3 axes, and at least two of the wheel's path of travel for its respective cars comprises travel about at least 2 axes.
An amusement ride, comprising:
- a. an outer wheel member, supporting at least one passenger car at its periphery, said outer wheel being revolvable transversely about a first horizontal axis with the at least one passenger car being rotatable axially along the outer wheels periphery;
- and,
- b. at least one inner wheel, gimbaled to said outer wheel so as to also to be revolvable transversely about said first horizontal axis, within said outer wheel, while also being revolvable transversely about a second horizontal axis perpendicular to said first horizontal axis, and said inner wheel also supporting at least one passenger car which is rotatable radially along said inner wheel's periphery.
An amusement ride comprising:
- a support structure,
- a first closed loop track,
- a first coupling mechanism associating said first closed loop track with said support structure,
- said first coupling mechanism including a first drive mechanism operable to effect rotational movement of said first closed loop track about an axis of rotation,
- a second closed loop track disposed interiorly of said first closed loop track,
- a second coupling mechanism associating said second closed loop track with said first closed loop track,
- said second coupling mechanism including a second drive mechanism operable to effect rotational movement of said second closed loop track about an axis of rotation,
- said axis of rotation of said second closed loop being distinct from said axis of rotation of said first closed loop track, at least one passenger module coupled to said second closed loop track and movable therealong,
- a third drive mechanism operable to effect movement of said passenger module along said second closed loop track,
- whereby simultaneous operation of said first, second, and third drive means subjects said passenger module coupled to said second closed loop track to continuing movements through three degrees of motion as said passenger module traverses said second closed loop track.
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