| 序号 | 专利名 | 申请号 | 申请日 | 公开（公告）号 | 公开（公告）日 | 发明人 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 181 | Simulator ride | US14704201 | 2015-05-05 | US09643094B2 | 2017-05-09 | 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. | ||||||
| 182 | Suspended Cable Transportation Vehicle and System | US14882799 | 2015-10-14 | US20170106878A1 | 2017-04-20 | 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. | ||||||
| 183 | PORTABLE ZIP LINE SYSTEM | US14875451 | 2015-10-05 | US20170095743A1 | 2017-04-06 | Steven R. Gustafson |
| A portable zip line tower is provided. The portable zip line tower comprises a tower structure having a major longitudinal axis. The tower structure is configurable into a first configuration wherein the major longitudinal axis is generally parallel to ground and a second configuration wherein the major longitudinal axis is generally perpendicular to ground. At least one platform mounted at least partially within an interior space of the tower structure and the tower structure is configured for mobile transportation in the first configuration. | ||||||
| 184 | Continuous assist zipline braking and control system | US14216454 | 2014-03-17 | US09573605B2 | 2017-02-21 | Charles Z. Steele; David E. Udow; Robert L. Steele |
| A continuous assist braking and control system (10) operable to control the movement, speed and acceleration of a zipline rider (32) traversing a zipline (12). A brake line (40) is entrained around first and second reels (50, 52), and suspended above the zipline (12). The rider (32) is tethered to the brake line (40). A brake (56) is coupled to at least one of the reels (50, 52). When the brake (56) is disengaged, the brake line (40) is pulled along with the rider (32) as the rider (32) traverses the zipline (12). When the brake (56) is engaged, the reels' rate of rotation is slowed, thereby slowing the brake line (40) and the rider (32). When the brake (56) is engaged to stop the reels' rotation, the brake line (40) is brought to a stop, thereby arresting the motion of rider (32). | ||||||
| 185 | ZIP LINE ATTRACTION AND METHODS | US15195312 | 2016-06-28 | US20160304101A1 | 2016-10-20 | Steven R. Gustafson |
| A zip line attraction and methods are provided. The zip line attraction includes a tower and a stopping point. One or more cables extend between the tower and the stopping point. At least one end of the cable can change in elevation to allow users to travel from the tower to the stopping point, and back to the tower from the stopping point without disconnecting from the cable. | ||||||
| 186 | Swing amusement ride system | US14460179 | 2014-08-14 | US09272223B2 | 2016-03-01 | Stanley J. Checketts |
| An amusement ride system is disclosed. The amusement ride system includes a support subsystem that includes a loading location, a first location, and a second location. The support subsystem includes a first anchor cable extending between the loading location and the first location and a second anchor cable extending between the loading location and the second location, with a first trolley movably attached to the first anchor cable and a second trolley movably attached to the second anchor cable. A trolley actuation subsystem moves the first trolley and the second trolley along the length of the first anchor cable and the second anchor, respectively. A swing subsystem includes a passenger carriage, wherein a first swing line is coupled to the passenger carriage and pivotally engaged to the first trolley and a second swing line coupled to the passenger carriage and pivotally engaged to the second trolley. | ||||||
| 187 | TERMINAL-RECOIL-ATTENUATION SYSTEM AND METHOD | US14451932 | 2014-08-05 | US20160038841A1 | 2016-02-11 | Eric S. Cylvick |
| A cable in suspension (clear span) supports a trolley. At the upper end, a launch block fixed to the cable registers the trolley in all directions, including a safety release link holding the trolley near the launch block. After release and descent with a rider, the trolley strikes an attenuator of distributed springs and spacers. The spring stack absorbs momentum from the trolley, but a leash limits recoil “bounce” after reversing the trolley. A second, recoil, leash resists recoil by capturing a subset of the springs between respective ends of itself and the first leash. The doubly leashed trolley will oscillate to a stop in an equilibrium position. | ||||||
| 188 | ZIP TRACK SYSTEM | US14524298 | 2014-10-27 | US20150114250A1 | 2015-04-30 | 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. | ||||||
| 189 | Zip Line Attraction and Methods | US14134547 | 2013-12-19 | US20140182477A1 | 2014-07-03 | Steven R. Gustafson |
| A zip line attraction and methods are provided. The zip line attraction includes a tower and a stopping point. One or more cables extend between the tower and the stopping point. At least one end of the cable can change in elevation to allow users to travel from the tower to the stopping point, and back to the tower from the stopping point without disconnecting from the cable. | ||||||
| 190 | Turn wheel and method for supporting a curved portion of a load-transporting cable | US13507439 | 2012-06-29 | US08746149B2 | 2014-06-10 | Thomas Austin Elhard |
| A turn wheel for supporting a tensioned stationary cable through a curved path in a horizontal plane, and for allowing a load advancing along the cable to engage the turn wheel for driving the wheel in rotation relative to the cable, while at the same time the turn wheel continues to support both the cable and the load. | ||||||
| 191 | Continuous assist zipline braking and control system | US12666648 | 2007-06-26 | US08708109B2 | 2014-04-29 | Charles Z. Steele; David E. Udow; Robert L. Steele |
| A continuous assist braking and control system (10) operable to control the movement, speed and acceleration of a zipline rider (32) traversing a zipline (12). A brake line (40) is entrained around first and second reels (50, 52), and suspended above the zipline (12). The rider (32) is tethered to the brake line (40). A brake (56) is coupled to at least one of the reels (50, 52). When the brake (56) is disengaged, the brake line (40) is pulled along with the rider (32) as the rider (32) traverses the zipline 12). When the brake (56) is engaged, the reels' rate of rotation is slowed, thereby slowing the brake line (40) and the rider (32). When the brake (56) is engaged to stop the reels' rotation, the brake line (40) is brought to a stop, thereby arresting the motion of rider (32). | ||||||
| 192 | Self-driven cable transportation system for persons used for the (aerial) observation of the environment | US13049665 | 2011-03-16 | US08302537B2 | 2012-11-06 | Gordon Thomas Quattlebaum |
| A cable transportation system includes a first cable suspended over a ground surface, a vehicle supported above the ground surface by the first cable, wherein the vehicle has one or more grooved wheels for riding along the first cable, a frame supported from above by the one or more grooved wheels, and at least one vehicle guide that extends below the grooved wheels, and a junction bracket that has a ramped section, a mid portion section connected to the ramp section, and a rail portion provided on both the ramped section and the mid portion section, wherein the junction bracket is connected to the first cable so that at least an end portion of the ramped section is parallel to and directly above the first cable and the grooved wheels transition from the first cable onto the rail portion when the vehicle engages the junction bracket. | ||||||
| 193 | Thrill ride retrieval apparatus and method | US13226391 | 2011-09-06 | US08240254B2 | 2012-08-14 | Eric C. Cylvick |
| A system comprising a cable held in suspension and a trolley traveling along the cable. The trolley may include a brake pad positioned to contact the cable. The brake pad may include a plurality of segments contacting the cable. A first such segment may be formed from a first material. A second such segment may be formed from a second material, distinct from the first material. The sequence, composition, gaps, and the like of the plurality of segments may be selected to provide a desired resistance to wear, frictional coefficient, all-weather braking, and the like. | ||||||
| 194 | AMUSEMENT RIDE LOAD AND UNLOAD METHOD AND ASSOCIATED APPARATUS | US13300296 | 2011-11-18 | US20120125220A1 | 2012-05-24 | Stanley J. Checketts; Val Simmons |
| An amusement ride apparatus includes a suspended cable and a carriage that supports a user. The carriage is supported on and movable along the suspended cable. Additionally, the apparatus includes a load/unload mechanism that includes a tethering portion and a retractor. The tethering portion is removably coupleable to at least one of the suspended cable and carriage. The retractor is selectively operable in a first mode to retract the tethering portion when removably coupled to the at least one of the suspended cable and carriage to lower the carriage relative to the platform from a raised position to a lowered position and in a second mode to extend the tethering portion when removably coupled to the at least one of the suspended cable and carriage to raise the carriage relative to the platform from the lowered position to the raised position. | ||||||
| 195 | Multiple Cable Zip Line Ride | US13216822 | 2011-08-24 | US20120048138A1 | 2012-03-01 | Steven R. Gustafson |
| A multiple cable zip line ride is provided. The ride includes a support structure with a cross beam mounted to the support structure for routing and mounting of a plurality of cables of the zip line ride. The cables are mounted to the cross beam such that multiple users can travel simultaneously in the same direction along the cables. The cross beam provides for the mounting of additional safety cables and tensioning devices. | ||||||
| 196 | Universal brake assembly | US12647740 | 2009-12-28 | US08087360B2 | 2012-01-03 | Eric S. Cylvick |
| A system comprising a cable held in suspension and a trolley traveling along the cable. The trolley may include a brake pad positioned to contact the cable. The brake pad may include a plurality of segments contacting the cable. A first such segment may be formed from a first material. A second such segment may be formed from a second material, distinct from the first material. The sequence, composition, gaps, and the like of the plurality of segments may be selected to provide a desired resistance to wear, frictional coefficient, all-weather braking, and the like. | ||||||
| 197 | LOAD-MINIMIZING, TROLLEY ARRESTER APPARATUS AND METHOD | US13151197 | 2011-06-01 | US20110303115A1 | 2011-12-15 | Eric S. Cylvick |
| A system comprising a cable held in suspension and a trolley traveling along the cable relies on a brake to control velocity and net downhill acceleration of the trolley. The trolley may include a brake pad positioned to contact the cable. At the downhill end of the ride, the lever actuating the brake is caught and lifted by a capture ring, thus relieving the braking load on the trolley. Also, the trolley engages a comparatively modest, second resistance mechanism, such as, for example, a system of springs, that gradually increases in resistance with distance of motion of the trolley thereagainst, bringing the trolley to a gradual halt. | ||||||
| 198 | Eddy current braking system for trolley zip line cable with a stationary conductor | US11744669 | 2007-05-04 | US08025131B1 | 2011-09-27 | Daniel Boren |
| A trolley magnetic braking system having a brake block assembly engagable by a trolley, a substantially stationary conductor that is pitch adjustable and a carrier having magnetic members that are driven along the conductive member for braking a trolley. Providing a pitch adjustable conductor allows for modification of how much of the conductor interfaces with the magnets and therein varying the amount of eddy current applied in the braking apparatus. | ||||||
| 199 | SELF-DRIVEN CABLE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM FOR PERSONS USED FOR THE (AERIAL) OBSERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT | US13049665 | 2011-03-16 | US20110162551A1 | 2011-07-07 | Gordon Thomas QUATTLEBAUM |
| A cable transportation system includes a first cable suspended over a ground surface, a vehicle supported above the ground surface by the first cable, wherein the vehicle has one or more grooved wheels for riding along the first cable, a frame supported from above by the one or more grooved wheels, and at least one vehicle guide that extends below the grooved wheels, and a junction bracket that has a ramped section, a mid portion section connected to the ramp section, and a rail portion provided on both the ramped section and the mid portion section, wherein the junction bracket is connected to the first cable so that at least an end portion of the ramped section is parallel to and directly above the first cable and the grooved wheels transition from the first cable onto the rail portion when the vehicle engages the junction bracket. | ||||||
| 200 | Suspended Cable Amusement Ride | US12997038 | 2010-02-12 | US20110132224A1 | 2011-06-09 | William J. Kitchen |
| An suspended cable amusement ride is disclosed. The cable is supported by turning beam assemblies and moved by turning beam drive assemblies. The turning beam assemblies and turning beam drive assemblies each have multiple sheave wheels supported in brackets along a turning beam. In the turning beam drive assembly the sheave wheels are driven by motors operably attached to the sheave wheels. | ||||||
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