Self-contained amusement ride |
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| 申请号 | US3653657D | 申请日 | 1971-02-04 | 公开(公告)号 | US3653657A | 公开(公告)日 | 1972-04-04 |
| 申请人 | RICHARD W BISHOP; | 发明人 | BISHOP RICHARD W; | ||||
| 摘要 | An amusement ride is provided which is self-contained. All of the components and elements of the ride are mounted on or are a part of a single trailer. The trailer can be readily towed to a given location and the ride readied for operation by one operator in a matter of a few minutes. As such, the ride is particularly adaptable for smaller fairs and carnivals of short duration. Further, the one-man operation results in substantial labor savings, such costs otherwise rendering many rides unprofitable. The trailer is complete with a loading and unloading platform and entrance and exit ramps adjacent an operator''s station. | ||||||
| 权利要求 | 1. A self-contained amusement ride comprising a trailer including an elongate frame, means to support said trailer on a supporting surface with a forward end of said frame at a level substantially lower than the rear end of said frame, an arm having a length shorter than the length of said frame, means rotatably supporting a central portion of said arm on a central portion of said frame, means for rotating said arm, receptacles on end portions of said arm, a loading and unloading platform at the forward end of said frame and positioned centrally thereof to be under loading and unloading openings of said receptacles when the receptacles are to be unloaded and loaded, an exit ramp on said trailer frame extending from one side of said loading and unloading platform toward a forward edge portion of said frame, and an entrance ramp on said trailer frame at the opposite side of said loading and unloading platform and extending toward the forward edge portion of said frame. 2. An amusement ride according to claim 1 characterized further by an operator''s station and controls at the forward end of said frame adjacent said loading and unloading platform. 3. An amusement ride according to claim 1 characterized further by means pivotally mounting said receptacles on the end portions of said arms. 4. An amusement ride according to claim 1 characterized by positioning means holding said arm parallel to said frame when said trailer is being towed. 5. An amusement ride according to claim 1 characterized further by stabilizer means mounted on said frame intermediate the forward and rear ends for engaging the supporting surface to help maintain said trailer in a fixed position when the ride is in operation. 6. An amusement ride according to claim 1 characterized by a door for each of said receptacles having a vertical hinge member rotatably and slidably received in a tubular member affixed to said receptacle near one side of the opening, a spring on said hinGe member urging said hinge member into said tubular member, said door having a pin member spaced from said hinge member, and a second tubular member affixed to said receptacle on the opposite side of the opening for receiving said pin member when the door is closed. 7. A self-contained amusement ride comprising a trailer including an elongate frame, rear wheels rotatably supported beneath said frame, means at a forward end of said frame to support said forward end on a supporting surface at a level substantially lower than the rear end of said frame, rider-carrying means movably mounted on said frame, means supported by said frame for moving said rider-carrying means, a central operator''s station on said frame at a forward central portion thereof and located forwardly of the path of said rider-carrying means, an exit ramp on said frame extending along one side of said operator''s station toward the forward end of said frame, and an entrance ramp on said frame extending along the opposite side of said operator''s station toward the forward end of said frame. 8. An amusement ride according to claim 7 characterized by a loading and unloading platform on said frame between said operator''s station and the path of the rider-carrying means and also located between said entrance and exit ramps. 9. An amusement ride according to claim 7 characterized by said rider-carrying means comprises an arm rotatably mounted on said frame and a pair of rider receptacles on end portions of said arm. 10. An amusement ride according to claim 9 characterized further by each of said receptacles having a loading and unloading opening, and a door for said opening, said door having a vertical hinge member rotatably and slidably received in a tubular member affixed to said receptacle near one side of the opening, a coil spring on said hinge member urging said hinge member into said tubular member, said door having a pin member along the opposite edge thereof, and a second tubular member affixed to said receptacle on the opposite side of the opening for receiving said pin member when the door is closed. |
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