| 序号 | 专利名 | 申请号 | 申请日 | 公开（公告）号 | 公开（公告）日 | 发明人 |
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| 61 | DRAG RACING ROLLER COASTER AMUSEMENT RIDE AND LAUNCH SYSTEM | EP06769481.0 | 2006-07-06 | EP1912715B1 | 2011-01-12 | HEASLIP, Christopher, James; CUMMINS, Robert |
| A drag racing roller coaster amusement ride has at least two sets running rails, each set having at least one running rail and an embark point. At least two carriers (109) are arranged to carry at least one rider on a respective set of running rails with the rider(s) in a substantially prone position. Each carrier is arranged to slidingly engage with the respective set of running rails to enable the carriers to traverse the ride. The ride has an indicator (109) to provide a ride commencement indication. A launch system is configured to provide a powered initial motion to each carrier. Each carrier has a ride activator controllable by a rider of the carrier to trigger the launch system to commence the ride for the carrier following the ride commencement indication. Launch systems are also disclosed. | ||||||
| 62 | A ROLLERCOASTER AMUSEMENT DEVICE | EP08793813.0 | 2008-08-18 | EP2175951A2 | 2010-04-21 | ROODENBURG, Joop; CLERX, Petrus, Joseph, Hubertus |
| A rollercoaster amusement device adapted to provide for the passengers a ride wherein the passengers experience at least a portion of the ride in a racing position, said amusement device comprising: - an endless guide structure (1 a, b) at least comprising multiple curves, - one or more carriages (10) displaceable along said guide structure, preferably each carriage having wheels (11) engaging said guide structure, - a passenger assembly (15) associated with a carriage, said passenger assembly being adapted to accommodate at least one passenger such that said passenger experiences at least a portion of the ride in a racing position, - a station (5a) along said guide structure allowing the passenger to board the passenger assembly. The passenger assembly includes a frame (15a, b, c) that is connected to the carriage, the frame at least being provided with: - a chest support (20), - a back restraining member (22), and - a leg restraining device for each leg, such that in the racing position: - the passenger's head is directed forward, - the passenger's trunk is resting with its chest side on the chest support, - the back restraining member restrains motion of the passenger away from the chest support, - the leg restraining devices each hold the respective leg such that the upper leg is angled downward with respect to the trunk and the leg is bend at the knee so that the lower leg is angled rearward with respect to the upper leg. A leg restraining device for restraining a leg includes: - an upper leg retention member (31 ) adapted to engage at least the front side of the upper leg, - a lower leg retention member (32) adapted to engage at least the front side of the lower leg, so that the upper and lower leg retention members retain the leg while bend at the knee. | ||||||
| 63 | SYSTEM FOR TOWER- AND CABLE-BASED TRANSPORTATION STRUCTURE | EP07863739.4 | 2007-10-31 | EP2083930A2 | 2009-08-05 | Moss, Alan D. |
| A system of one or more tower structures operationally configured for gravity cable-based transportation, comprising towers (7) with platforms (11,25) related by cables (33), including adaptations of such technologies that may. blend into surrounding environments, and which are particularly beneficial for use in connection with amusement facilities. | ||||||
| 64 | AMUSEMENT RIDE ASSEMBLY AND METHOD | EP04700543 | 2004-01-07 | EP1587592A4 | 2007-08-29 | ANDERSON KEITH RANDALL; TYNDALL ARTHUR |
| An amusement ride assembly 100 includes a rotatable endless loop cable 101 spanning between end stations 102, 103 and a drive system operable to rotate the loop cable 101. A passenger carrier 104 is suspended from the cable and includes a roller mechanism 300 to enable the passenger carrier to free-roll along the cable 101 and an associated clamping mechanism 400 to alternatively fix the passenger carrier 104 to the cable 101. A control system may control the drive system and to enable actuation of the clamping mechanism 400 to fix the passenger carrier 104 to the cable 101 when the carrier 104 is at a position along the cable remote from the end stations 102, 103. | ||||||
| 65 | DEMONSTRATIONSEINRICHTUNG FÜR FLUGSPORTGERÄTE | EP02801851.3 | 2002-10-21 | EP1465806A1 | 2004-10-13 | Noll, Christian |
| The invention relates to a demonstration device for powerless flying devices and, in particular, flying sport devices such as jumping skis (9) or parasails and for bird-human costumes (20, 23). The inventive device has the following features: a suspending device (11) for the individual(s), which holds the individual(s) in a position that would be assumed during an actual flight using the respective flying device, and; a support (30, 31, 32) that is connected to the suspending device in such a manner that the trajectory of the individual(s) located in the suspending device is essentially determined by the movement of the support and not by the flying device connected to the individual(s). | ||||||
| 66 | AMUSEMENT RIDE | EP02764114.1 | 2002-04-19 | EP1389148A1 | 2004-02-18 | Shepherd, Craig Alan; McGaveston, Philip Arthur; Cummins, Robert; Harrap, Neil Horace |
| An amusement ride including a rigid member (2) supported over a curved path and extending between a high end (9) and a low end (4), and at least one harness arranged to hold at least one rider, the harness including attachment means arranged to slidingly engage with the rigid member (2) to enable the harness to descend carrying the rider from the high end (9) to the low end (4). | ||||||
| 67 | AMUSEMENT DEVICE COMPRISING A CARRIAGE WHICH CAN BE MOVED OVER A GUIDE | EP98911282.6 | 1998-03-27 | EP0971775A1 | 2000-01-19 | HOUBEN, Jacob, Hubert, Marie |
| A method for moving at least one carriage over a guide by transport means, wherein the carriage, which can be moved over the guide, is connected to an engaging mechanism, which can be moved by the transport means, whereupon the carriage is moved in a direction of transport over said guide by means of said engaging mechanism, after which said engaging mechanism is moved with respect to said carriage in a direction opposed to the direction of transport, and the engaging mechanism is disconnected from the carriage. The invention also relates to an amusement device wherein such a method is used. | ||||||
| 68 | Track-supported playground shuttle | EP98122552.7 | 1998-12-02 | EP0922474A3 | 1999-09-29 | Sutton, Wesley D.; Henry, Brian |
A playground shuttle device includes a track having an upper surface and a lower surface and a support structure connected to and supporting the track. The shuttle device includes a shuttle having a housing defining a chamber through which the track traverses and a transport assembly carried by the housing. The transport assembly includes a plurality of wheels rotatably mounted thereto and positioned so as to ride along the upper surface of the track. The transport assembly includes a brake assembly operably connected thereto by a biasing element. The brake assembly includes at least one brake element that is engagable with the track. The brake assembly is movable relative to the transport assembly between a brake position wherein the brake element engages the track and a free-roll position wherein the brake element is disengaged from the track. When a force is applied to the brake assembly against the biasing element, the brake elements are disengaged from the track to move the shuttle to the free-roll position. Removal of the force from the brake assembly engages the brake element with the track to move the shuttle to the brake position. |
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| 69 | Amusement device such as a roller coaster | EP84100962 | 1984-01-31 | EP0115355A3 | 1984-09-05 | Schwarzkopf, Anton |
| 70 | ZIPLINE TROLLEY | US15819499 | 2017-11-21 | US20180304907A1 | 2018-10-25 | Michael Troy Richardson |
| For travel on a cable, the zipline trolley includes a wheel, a brake, a frame, a hanger, and a lower slot. The wheel is disposed on a proximal end of a frame. The wheel includes a groove that receives a cable at a lower portion of the wheel and a wheel bearing. The brake is disposed on a distal end of the frame. The brake is connected to a given lever point and includes a groove along a brake bottom that receives the cable. The frame includes an array of lever points disposed between the brake and the wheel. The hanger is connected to a given lever point and suspends a weight. The weight applies a force about the wheel to the brake to control a rate of descent of the device along the cable. The lower slot receives the cable. | ||||||
| 71 | Dual cable zipline trolley transfer system | US15204554 | 2016-07-07 | US10065660B2 | 2018-09-04 | Andrew W. Mosher |
| This invention is a gravity powered Dual Cable Zipline Trolley Transfer System comprising, a dual cable zipline trolley and dual cable zipline transfer unit which work in conjunction of each other. The trolley comprises tandem wheels that traverse over the dual cables and are pivoted in the center to allow the trolley to pass smoothly over the transfer unit, which is suspended on support structures. Unlike the traditional zipline which has a path between two stations, this system is designed to allow the participant to travel in a continuous uninterrupted path without the need to detach from one cable to another in order to sustain the journey beyond the station. The transfer unit is lengthened to create curves both horizontal and vertical. This invention eliminates the menacing sag in the cable that occurs over distance. | ||||||
| 72 | Suspended cable transportation vehicle and system | US14882799 | 2015-10-14 | US10005477B2 | 2018-06-26 | Kevin Louwsma |
| A vehicle which is intended to travel along a downward sloping cable, which is suspended between two supports having a change in elevation. Preferably, the vehicle includes a fuselage, a trolley assembly, a translation system, a seat, a counterweight system, and at least one wing. The trolley assembly is attached to the cable. This connection allows the vehicle to travel along the cable. A counterweight system is included in order to balance the weight of the rider sitting in the seat below the fuselage. This allows the vehicle to easily rotate, via rotary joint, around the cable while traveling along the line. Preferably, the rider can induce roll by either activating ailerons or by rotating one of the wings about the lateral axis in order to increase the lift on one side of the aircraft depending on whether the wings are fixed. | ||||||
| 73 | Zip track system | US14524298 | 2014-10-27 | US09932046B2 | 2018-04-03 | Randy G. Watermiller; Steven J. Schaust |
| Zip track systems and systems for extending zip track systems are provided. An extension mechanism for a zip track system illustratively comprises a crossover unit, configured to attach to a zip track. The crossover unit illustratively comprises a crossover arch and two crossover support poles, wherein each of the support poles connects to an end portion of the crossover arch such that the support poles are configured to stand perpendicular to the zip track. The extension system further illustratively comprises a connection mechanism configured to connect the crossover arch to the zip track system such that the crossover unit distributes the weight of the track through the crossover arch and the crossover support poles. | ||||||
| 74 | OBJECT MOVEMENT CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD | US15552169 | 2016-02-19 | US20180036644A1 | 2018-02-08 | Kevin Andrew Wright; David Mitchell; Tim Porter; Henry Van Asch; Geoff Wilson |
| Described herein is an apparatus and method to convey an object through the air in a controlled and repeatable manner. The apparatus may comprise an object attached to at least one resilient member, the resilient member or members constraining object movement in a substantially vertical y-axis direction. The apparatus may also comprise at least one support member coupled to the at least one resilient member, and the support member or members constrain object movement in a substantially horizontal x-axis direction. In use, the resilient member is energised, movement initiated, and object movement then occurs in both an x-axis and y-axis direction, the movement path substantially governed by the resilient member(s) and the support member(s). The apparatus and method may allow the object to experience a variety of movement sensations, one being the feeling of flight or gliding. | ||||||
| 75 | Multidirectional transport system | US15217427 | 2016-07-22 | US09849890B2 | 2017-12-26 | Gordon Thomas Quattlebaum |
| A transport system includes a main cable, a track assembly, and a conveyance assembly, wherein the track assembly is suspended from the main cable to allow unimpeded translational movement of the conveyance assembly along the track assembly. In another aspect according to the present invention, the track assembly has a track changing assembly that includes a track changing section rotatably coupled to a primary track section for selective alignment of the track changing section to any one of a plurality of exit track sections. A method of conveyance along a suspended track includes suspending a main cable between natural or artificial support structures, suspending a track assembly from the main cable, and mounting a conveyance assembly on the suspended track assembly to provide unimpeded translational movement of the conveyance assembly along the track assembly. | ||||||
| 76 | MARINE-ENVIRONMENT, EMERGENCY-EGRESS SYSTEM AND METHOD | US15666707 | 2017-08-02 | US20170327129A1 | 2017-11-16 | Eric S. Cylvick |
| Emergency egress systems carry multiple riders simultaneously accessing a zip line (catenary) from higher, accessible, working locations to lower, safer areas in a marine environment. Hangers above the track line suspend trolleys to avoid weighting the catenary unduly at the high end, which might otherwise alter (reduce) clearance distances and safety of riders above a launch platform (deck). Catenary shape is controlled against approaching the launch deck by sequencing the release from the hangers of each trolley to roll along the catenary with its own rider. Track line systems installed may be left undeployed indefinitely. Deployment of a track line will typically be fully effected at the time of egress, adding time but eliminating permanent obstructions that would result if a permanent deployment of track lines were undertaken. Terminal ends are anchored and configured to accommodate workers arriving after escape. | ||||||
| 77 | TRACK-BASED SWING RIDE WITH LONG ARM PENDULUM | US15088326 | 2016-04-01 | US20170282085A1 | 2017-10-05 | DAVID W. CRAWFORD; DEREK LEE HOWARD |
| A track-based swing ride system providing passengers a unique swinging ride experience. The ride system includes a ride track that supports a moving bogie coupled to the ride track that includes a drive assembly driving the bogie along a ride path defined by the ride track. The ride apparatus includes a pendulum arm pivotally coupled at a first end to the bogie, whereby the pendulum arm is suspended below the ride track and moves along the ride path with the bogie. The ride apparatus includes a passenger vehicle coupled to a second end of the pendulum arm opposite the first end of the pendulum arm. To provide the swinging sensation, the ride apparatus includes a roll driver rotating, concurrently with the drive assembly of the bogie, the pendulum arm about a roll axis extending through the first end of the pendulum arm. | ||||||
| 78 | ZIP LINE ASSEMBLY AND TROLLEY THEREFORE | US15335063 | 2016-10-26 | US20170120935A1 | 2017-05-04 | Lloyd W. Reese; James A. Hughes |
| A zip line includes a substantially rigid track supported above a ground surface by a plurality of supports, a trolley which moves along the track, and a rider support suspended from the trolley. The track is comprised of a plurality of track segments connected together such that adjacent track segments have substantially no freedom of movement relative to each other, and such that adjacent track segments present a substantially smooth, continuous, and uninterrupted surface. The track includes a run and a flange extending upwardly from the run. The trolley comprises a frame having upper wheel mounts to which first and second upper wheels are rotatably mounted. The first upper wheels are oriented such that they engage an upper surface of the track run and the second upper wheels are oriented such that they will engage the track flange upon rotational movement of the trolley relative the track run. | ||||||
| 79 | MULTIDIRECTIONAL TRANSPORT SYSTEM | US15217427 | 2016-07-22 | US20160325760A1 | 2016-11-10 | Gordon Thomas QUATTLEBAUM |
| A transport system includes a main cable, a track assembly, and a conveyance assembly, wherein the track assembly is suspended from the main cable to allow unimpeded translational movement of the conveyance assembly along the track assembly. In another aspect according to the present invention, the track assembly has a track changing assembly that includes a track changing section rotatably coupled to a primary track section for selective alignment of the track changing section to any one of a plurality of exit track sections. A method of conveyance along a suspended track includes suspending a main cable between natural or artificial support structures, suspending a track assembly from the main cable, and mounting a conveyance assembly on the suspended track assembly to provide unimpeded translational movement of the conveyance assembly along the track assembly. | ||||||
| 80 | SIMULATOR RIDE | US14704201 | 2015-05-05 | US20160325188A1 | 2016-11-10 | Nathanael G. White |
| A flying simulator ride in accordance with present embodiments may include a suspended rotator ring capable of motion in six degrees of freedom. The flying simulator ride may also include a passenger support system suspended from the rotator ring wherein the passenger support system includes a first passenger support unit; and a second passenger support unit, wherein at least one of the first passenger support unit or the second passenger support unit are configured to move relative to one another to assume a stacked configuration and a loading configuration, wherein a distance between the rotator ring and the first passenger support unit is decreased in the stacked configuration relative to the loading configuration. | ||||||
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