| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 472001000 | ROUNDABOUT | 65 |
| 20130225303 | HELICOPTER AMUSEMENT APPARATUS - A helicopter amusement apparatus, which enables hovering, climbing and descending, and flying back and forth in a play helicopter by force of muscles with excellent steering performance. The helicopter amusement apparatus is equipped with a hydraulic system, which enables positioning a balancing weight in a suitable location to obtain equilibrium according to the weight of the using pilot to enable lifting and driving the cockpit by means of a small force generated by a rotor activated by the power source of the pilot's feet. | 08-29-2013 |
| 20150018106 | INCLUSIVE ROTATING PLAY DEVICE - Rotating inclusive play devices are provided. In certain embodiments, a rotating play device includes a stationary base, a rotatable portion, and a speed limiting device that connects the stationary base to the rotatable portion. The speed limiting device illustratively limits a rotational speed of the rotatable portion relative to the stationary base. The rotatable portion may have an elevated outer perimeter that includes recessed and raised portions. The speed limiting device may include a cranking mechanism and/or a piston mechanism. | 01-15-2015 |
| 472002000 | With structure for causing reciprocal translation of roundabout along vertical path (e.g., elevator, etc.) | 1 |
| 20130012327 | AMUSEMENT RIDE SYSTEM - An amusement ride system combines about six or more different ride elements from different types of amusement rides available to the public today into a single design. The amusement ride system may bring customers back time and time again for a new ride experience on the same ride design. This may allow amusement ride operators to provide varying ride experiences without requiring a completely different ride, thus saving cost and space. The amusement ride system may include a plurality of pods adapted to house riders. The pods may be adapted to move up and down, spin about a central tower, and spin and swivel about the pod's axes. | 01-10-2013 |
| 472003000 | Having feature for facilitating transport by vehicle structure | 5 |
| 20090124401 | Amusement Apparatus - An amusement apparatus has a platform, pulleys mounted below the platform, a cable extending around the pulleys, a motor coupled to a pulley to cause the cable to move, a passenger vehicle supported by wheels on the platform, and a swing coupling having a horizontal arm coupled to the passenger vehicle and a vertical element coupled to the arm and coupled to the cable. The cable traverses a path having both left and right turns. In one embodiment, the platform defines a continuous slot located above and substantially following the path. In another embodiment, the platform defines a continuous slot with first portions above but laterally parallel the cable on one side of the cable, second portions above and laterally parallel the cable on the other side of the cable, and third portions crossing over the cable and connecting the first and second portions. Different swing coupling arrangements are described. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20110111870 | Amusement Apparatus - An amusement apparatus has a platform with a slot that follows a continuous course including both clockwise and counterclockwise turns, a plurality of cars each supported by respective wheels that ride on the platform, an elongate flexible drive member that translates along a path corresponding to the slot, a plurality of couplers corresponding to the plurality of cars, each respective coupler including a member which couples a corresponding car to the drive member with the couplers allowing the corresponding cars to move away from the slot in opposite directions in response to whipping forces resulting from translational movement of the drive member in clockwise and counterclockwise turns of the path, and springs for the cars that act on the cars to move the cars toward the slot in order to counteract the movement of the car away from the slot as caused by the whipping forces. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110207539 | OBSERVATION WHEEL TYPE RIDE - An observation wheel type ride includes a support structure, a wheel which is rotatable mounted in the support structure and/or includes transportation means movably supported on the wheel, and a drive mechanism. The drive mechanism includes a rotary drive and a drive cable, wherein a section of the drive cable is detachably fixed to a circumference of the wheel and/or to the transportation means for transmitting the rotary movement of the rotary drive to the wheel and/or to the transportation means. A deflection means deflects in a lateral direction with respect to the wheel that section of the drive cable, which is led over the rotary drive. | 08-25-2011 |
| 20120058833 | HIGH AND LOW FLYER RIDE - A round ride is selectively placing passenger vehicles in one of two or more workspaces or vehicle fly zones. The ride includes a drive assembly including a rotating hub structure and a plurality of vehicle support assemblies mounted to the hub. Each of the vehicle support assemblies includes: (a) a vehicle; (b) a support arm supporting the vehicle proximate to a first end; (c) a base pivotally supporting the arm; and (d) a base angle mechanism mounted to the rotatable structure and selectively operable to position the base into a low position and a high position. The vehicle support assemblies are grouped into first and second sets including alternating ones of the vehicle support assemblies. The base angle mechanisms positions the first set of vehicle support assemblies in the low position and the second set of vehicle support assemblies in the high position and later swaps the positions. | 03-08-2012 |
| 20120238372 | ROUND RIDE WITH VEHICLE SUSPENDED FROM SUPPORT ARM - A round ride with suspended vehicles from ends of actuated support arms. The ride includes a drive assembly rotating a centrally located hub. The ride also includes a passenger vehicles including at least one input device such as a support arm actuator controller. For each of the passenger vehicles, a vehicle support assembly is provided that supports the passenger vehicle such that the vehicle rotates with the hub. The vehicle support assembly includes a rigid support arm pivotally coupled at a first end to the hub. The support assembly has an actuator that operates in response to signals from the input device to move the support arm through a range of vertical support angles. The support assembly includes a suspension arm connected at a first end for free pivoting about a second or the free end of the support aim and attached at its second end to the passenger vehicle. | 09-20-2012 |
| 472004000 | And occupant propelled seesaw | 1 |
| 20080234058 | Rotatable teeter totter - Play equipment that combines the movements of a teeter totter and a merry-go-round includes a support for suspending a riding assembly, a riding assembly upon which a rider is supported, such as upon which a rider sits or a rider hangs from, and a suspending means which suspends the riding assembly from the support for both rotational movement with respect to the support and up and down movement with respect to the support. The up and down movement may be achieved by pivotal movement or by swinging movement. The support of the invention may be adjustable to adjust the height of the riding assembly. When seats for the riders are provided, the seats may include restraining means, such as back and side rails to help keep the rider in the seat. The equipment can include a single beam providing a pair of oppositely extending arms as with a traditional teeter tooter, or can include additional beams or arms, such as four arms, to accommodate additional riders. | 09-25-2008 |
| 472006000 | Powered toy type | 5 |
| 20100048310 | AMUSEMENT DEVICE - The present invention relates to an amusement device with which players can enjoy varied plays and which can attract interests of children. An amusement device | 02-25-2010 |
| 20100099506 | APPARATUS FOR CIRCULATING NOVELTY FIGURES - An apparatus includes a plurality of brackets, wherein each bracket is mountable on a substantially upright support, and wherein each bracket extends in a direction substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the support. A pulley is mounted on each bracket, wherein a rotational axis of the pulleys is substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the support. A first line is retained by and moveable in the pulleys, and a plurality of second lines are attached to the first line. The second lines extend in a direction substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the support. At least one novelty figure is attached to each of the second lines. A drive apparatus rotates at least one pulley to cause the first line to traverse the arrangement of pulleys. | 04-22-2010 |
| 20120225728 | ROTATING AMUSEMENT APPARATUS - Provision of the rotary device to turn a playground equipment. A rotating amusement apparatus | 09-06-2012 |
| 20130095935 | PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT DRIVING MOTOR-PLACEMENT DEVICE AND ROTATING PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT - Provided are a driving motor-placement device to be used in rotating playground equipment that is superior in terms of maintenance, and rotating playground equipment. The disclosed playground equipment driving motor-placement device is characterized in that it is provided with a lower stationary component and an upper rotator; the lower stationary component is provided with a stationary plate that can be removed from the playground equipment and a shaft that stands upright on said stationary plate; the upper rotator is configured to be able to rotate around the shaft of said lower stationary component and is provided with a handle support that supports handles that users can grasp, and a driving motor support that supports the driving motor; said driving motor support is provided above the handle support; | 04-18-2013 |
| 20150133227 | CONVERTIBLE BACKYARD CARNIVAL - A convertible backyard carnival for allowing an amusement device providing rotational and/or reciprocal movement to be configured into one of a plurality of seating arrangements. The convertible backyard carnival comprises a base member having a weighted base platform and a swivel post adapted to fit any one of a plurality of distinct seating structures. Inside the swivel post is a movement member which is adapted to engage a receiving member in each distinct seating structure. The movement member provides the movement aspect of the convertible backyard carnival, and can move a seating structure to which it is connected through the receiving element in a rotational and/or reciprocating manner. In a preferred embodiment, three discrete seating structures are provided: a boat structure, tilt and spin structure, and a spin booth. | 05-14-2015 |
| 472013000 | Marine | 2 |
| 20100009767 | ROTATING RIDES WITH INTERACTIVE WATER FEATURES - A rotating ride for use in water parks and other settings to provide ride passengers or park guests with an interactive water experience. The ride includes a structural system with a drive that rotates a support structure such as a wheel frame about a central axis or hub. The ride includes a plurality of vehicles that each includes a body with seating for passengers and that is connected to the support structure and rotates with it. The vehicle assembly includes a water release mechanism that is passenger operable to release water from the vehicle as it is moved through the ride path. The vehicle body may include a water storage reservoir storing a volume of water that then can be selectively released by the passenger. The stored water may be caught as it pours over the vehicle or the vehicle may pass through a pool to scoop up the water. | 01-14-2010 |
| 20130130812 | ROTATING WATER AMUSEMENT RIDE - The invention relates to a water amusement ride ( | 05-23-2013 |
| 472014000 | Occupant propelled | 3 |
| 20090137328 | Elevated hand-held merry-go-round - An elevated hand held merry go round provides a hand hold elevated a distance above a playing surface to which a user may grab and rotate through an unobstructed zone between the hand hold and the playing surface. In the preferred embodiment the hand hold may be tilted at an angle relative to the playing surface so the user may pump themselves to maintain the round momentum in a manner somewhat similar to an individual pumping themselves on a swing to maintain themselves swinging. Alternative embodiments lack the tilt may be made in various dimensions to accommodate various numbers of users and may have more than one set of locations for hand holds. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20120004045 | SEATED SELF-PROPELLED MERRY-GO-ROUND - A merry-go-round includes: a body where the body includes an upper tubular sleeve, an upper beam with a set of chair braces at each end on top of the body, a set of horizontal supports between the body and the set of chair braces; a base including a lower tubular sleeve, a plurality of legs and a plurality of feet; a base support bar connected to the plurality of legs beneath the base; a rotating bar with an upper portion and a lower portion. The merry-go-round also includes a set of chairs; a propelling mechanism; a propelling bar fastened to the rotating bar at an end and attached to the lower connection points at an opposing end, wherein the propelling mechanism enables the merry-go-round to turn when the rider pushes and pulls the handles and thrusts and relaxes against the foot bar. | 01-05-2012 |
| 472018000 | Having carrier rotating about stationary inclined axis | 1 |
| 20140171210 | ANGLED ROTATING MERRY GO ROUND - An angled rotating play device is provided as a cantileveredly merry-go-round supported above the ground from below. A foot platform provides a location for one or more riders feet along a first rotation axis and is angled at an acute angle relative to a vertical axis. The vertical axis may also provide a second rotation axis. At least one of a plurality of supports connect to at least one hand hold above the foot platform whereby the hand hold and/or covers over the hand hold provide a maximum elevation of the device and may help users to shift their weight to self drive the device from the device. | 06-19-2014 |
| 472027000 | Having occupant or article carriage mounted propulsion means | 2 |
| 20100234118 | COLLABORATIVE PLAY TOY - A collaborative play toy generally includes a plurality of satellite assemblies capable of a first movement and a second movement, and a center assembly coupled to the plurality of satellite assemblies. The center assembly is configured to move in response to the first movement of a first satellite assembly and to create a second movement in a second satellite assembly. | 09-16-2010 |
| 20130090175 | GRAVITY SLIDE RIDE - A rotating hub ride configured to position passenger vehicles at different vehicle radii relative to the hub's axis of rotation. The ride includes curved support arms extending outward from the hub, with a first end coupled to the hub at a lower height than a second end of the arm. A vehicle is attached, via a mounting assembly, to each curved support arm to slide radially inward and outward on the arm in response to forces applied to the vehicle due to rotation of the hub, e.g., at two or more hub rotation rates. The arm or track defines a travel path for radial movement of the vehicle. When hub rotation is halted, the vehicle slides inward on the track to a load position corresponding to a minimum vehicle radius. At increasing hub speeds, the vehicle slides outward to position the vehicle in any of a number of vehicle radii. | 04-11-2013 |
| 472029000 | Having carrier rotating about vertical axis (e.g., merry-go-round, etc.) | 23 |
| 20080200265 | Rodeo or riding device - A riding device includes one or more cranks rotatably attached to a base, and a rider support supported on a carrier and movable relative to the base for supporting a rider, the carrier has a front portion for swinging relative to the base and a rear portion pivotally coupled to the cranks for moving cyclically relative to the base and for allowing the carrier to be moved in an elliptical and reciprocating action relative to the base by the crank device, and the rider support is supported on the carrier and moved in concert with the rider support for supporting the rider, and the carrier and the rider support may be moved relative to the base in an elliptical and reciprocating action by the rider. | 08-21-2008 |
| 20080200266 | Rodeo or riding device - A riding device includes one or more cranks rotatably attached to a base, and a rider support supported on a carrier and movable relative to the base for supporting a rider, the carrier has a front portion for swinging relative to the base and a rear portion pivotally coupled to the cranks for moving cyclically relative to the base and for allowing the carrier to be moved in an elliptical and reciprocating action relative to the base by the crank device, and the rider support is supported on the carrier and moved in concert with the rider support for supporting the rider, and an actuating device may be used for actuating the carrier and the rider support to move relative to the base in an elliptical and reciprocating action. | 08-21-2008 |
| 20080200267 | Rodeo or riding device - A riding device includes one or more cranks rotatably attached to a base, and a rider support supported on a carrier and movable relative to the base for supporting a rider, the carrier has a front portion for swinging relative to the base and a rear portion pivotally coupled to the cranks indirectly with a pendulum for moving cyclically relative to the base and for allowing the carrier to be moved in an elliptical and reciprocating action relative to the base by the crank device, and the rider support is supported on the carrier and moved in concert with the rider support for supporting the rider, and the carrier and the rider support may be moved relative to the base in an elliptical and reciprocating action by the rider. | 08-21-2008 |
| 20080200268 | Rodeo or riding device - A riding device includes one or more cranks rotatably attached to a base, and a rider support supported on a carrier and movable relative to the base for supporting a rider, the carrier has a front portion for swinging relative to the base and a rear portion pivotally coupled to the cranks indirectly with a pendulum for moving cyclically relative to the base and for allowing the carrier to be moved in an elliptical and reciprocating action relative to the base by the crank device, and the rider support is supported on the carrier and moved in concert with the rider support for supporting the rider, and the carrier and the rider support may be moved relative to the base in an elliptical and reciprocating action by the rider. | 08-21-2008 |
| 20080200269 | Rodeo or riding device - A riding device includes one or more cranks rotatably attached to a base, and a rider support supported on a carrier and movable relative to the base for supporting a rider, the carrier has a front portion pivotally coupled to the base with a link and an arm and a rear portion coupled to the cranks for moving cyclically relative to the base and for allowing the carrier to be moved in an elliptical and reciprocating action relative to the base by the crank device, and the rider support is supported on the carrier and moved in concert with the rider support for supporting the rider, and an actuating device may be used for actuating the carrier and the rider support to move relative to the base in an elliptical and reciprocating action. | 08-21-2008 |
| 20100248850 | Amusement ride system and method - An amusement ride system includes: a shooting device adapted to shoot a projectile; an aiming facility operable by a user to aim the shooting device; and a triggering device operable by the user to fire the shooting device. The user rides the vehicle, aims the shooting device, and fires the device to shoot the projectile. A method for a ride includes: providing a shooting device; providing a plurality of projectiles; and aiming and shooting the projectiles utilizing the shooting device. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20120172138 | ROUND RIDE WITH LATERAL FLIGHT - A round ride configured to provide lateral flight or movement of the passenger vehicle. The ride includes a vehicle support or boom arm that includes a four-bar linkage with: a base link affixed to the rotating hub; a crank or driver link rotating about a pivotal connection with this base link by a rotary actuator; a vehicle support link pivotally connected at one end to the crank or driver link to move with this link and at a second or outboard end to a coupler that supports the vehicle; and a follower or connector link pivotally connected at its ends to the base link and vehicle support link. As the crank or driver link is rotated, the guest compartment moves along a motion profile defining irregular vertical movement (not simply a preset arc) and providing lateral movement, which changes the ride dynamics including changing vehicle velocity with varying vehicle radii. | 07-05-2012 |
| 20130045810 | Inclusive rotating play device - Rotating inclusive play devices are provided. In certain embodiments, a rotating play device includes a stationary base, a rotatable portion, and a speed limiting device that connects the stationary base to the rotatable portion. The speed limiting device illustratively limits a rotational speed of the rotatable portion relative to the stationary base. The rotatable portion may have an elevated outer perimeter that includes recessed and raised portions. The speed limiting device may include a cranking mechanism and/or a piston mechanism. | 02-21-2013 |
| 20130090176 | ROTATING AMUSEMENT DEVICE - Disclosed is an amusement device capable of increased sustainment of user interest. The present disclosure presumes a rotating amusement device comprising an amusement device proper and a rotating base. The amusement device proper further comprises a playroom, an airtight member, and a ventilator means. The playroom is a region surrounded by partition members that partition an amusement region, and the airtight member is disposed below the partition members that configure the wall units of the playroom. The interior of the playroom further comprises a ventilator means for creating a convection current in the air inside the playroom, and a plurality of balloons that are positioned in the playroom are made to float about wildly by the ventilator means. | 04-11-2013 |
| 20160082360 | INCLUSIVE ROTATING PLAY DEVICE - A speed modifying device is provided. The speed modifying device comprises a base member. The speed modifying device also comprises a crank hub operably coupled to the base member. The speed modifying device also comprises a speed control mechanism rotatably attached, at a first end, to the crank hub, and rotatably attached, at a second end, to the base member. The speed control mechanism is configured to limit rotational motion of the crank hub. | 03-24-2016 |
| 472030000 | And about horizontal axis (e.g., turntable supported ferris wheel, etc.) | 4 |
| 20090253524 | EQUIPMENT FOR A FUNFAIR - An equipment ( | 10-08-2009 |
| 20110312428 | TELESCOPING-ARM ROUND RIDE FOR AMUSEMENT PARKS - An amusement park ride that provides an interactive flying experience in a round ride setting by allowing vehicle passengers to move their vehicle in and out horizontally through a fly zone. The ride includes a central support assembly with a structure rotatable about a central axis at one or more rotation speeds. The ride also includes passenger vehicles and, for each vehicle, a support arm assembly that extends outward from the rotatable structure. The support arm assembly includes a support arm and a variable radius mechanism. The support arm is mounted to the rotatable structure and supports the passenger vehicle. The variable radius mechanism operates during rotation of the rotatable structure to vary the arm length or support location of the vehicle on the arm to vary the vehicle's rotation radius. The variable radius mechanism may include a telescoping arm that reciprocates the vehicle along a linear displacement path. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20120190463 | Amusement Ride with Tonneau Movement - A roundabout for performing acrobatic figures such as barrel roll comprises a main arm rotatable around a central axis A and having a longitudinal axis C, a second arm rotatable about an axis of rotation B perpendicular to the longitudinal axis C of the main arm, and a vehicle fixed on the second arm at a distance from the axis of rotation B of the second arm and having a longitudinal axis z directed radially towards the axis of rotation B. The vehicle is fixed to the second arm so that its position with respect to the second arm does not change during the operation of the roundabout. | 07-26-2012 |
| 20130123030 | REVERSE SWING OSCILLATING AMUSEMENT RIDE - This application provides a multiple or single arm oscillating, optionally rotating amusement ride with reverse pendulum oscillating arm or arms that are angularly mounted to a horizontal tubular frame member of the rotating supporting structure. In one embodiment, there is a moveable adjustable counterbalance weight. The unique principal of the ride is that it that when the ride is rotating and the oscillating arm is moved from the lower position to the upper position the rotational velocity is increased through conservation of angular momentum producing a spinning “Ice dancer” effect. Tie rods or optionally a gimble and cable system is used to maintain stability and upright positioning of the gondola. | 05-16-2013 |
| 472032000 | Suspended occupant or article carriage type | 4 |
| 20110244971 | AMUSEMENT DEVICE - The present invention relates to an amusement device which comprises a rotating body formed in a disk shape and provided horizontally rotatably, and an upper member disposed at the upper position located at a certain distance from the upper surface of the rotating body. A strut is vertically arranged in the center portion of the upper surface of the rotating body. A plurality of poles are formed in a straight line and disposed with its axis directed in the up-and-down direction. The lower ends of the plurality of poles are fixed on the upper surface of the rotating body, and the upper ends of the plurality of poles are fixed on the lower surface of the upper member. A support mechanism supports the rotating body. A rotation drive mechanism rotates the rotating body horizontally. An air cushion is provided to cover the upper surface of the rotating body. | 10-06-2011 |
| 472033000 | Circularly traveling, centrifugal swing | 2 |
| 20080200270 | Fairground Attraction Having a Heightwise Movable People Carrier - An embodiment of the present invention relates to a fairground attraction, including an arm which is mounted for rotation about a shaft in a bearing arranged in the top of the frame, on an end of which arm at least one people carrier is suspended, a device for rotatingly driving the arm, and a device for displacing the at least one people carrier in height direction in a rest position of the arm, which displacing device is arranged between the top supporting the bearing and the remaining part of the frame. In one embodiment of the present invention, the top can be pivotable relative to the remaining frame part, for instance about a lying axis which lies transversely of the rotation axis of the arm, and the displacing device can include a drive for causing pivoting of the top. The fairground attraction can further be provided with a device for blocking the displacing device during operation of the fairground attraction. | 08-21-2008 |
| 20120088592 | GRAVITY SLIDE RIDE SYSTEM - A rotating hub ride configured to position passenger vehicles at different vehicle radii relative to the hub's axis of rotation. The ride includes curved support arms extending outward from the hub, with a first end coupled to the hub at a lower height than a second end of the arm. A vehicle is attached, via a mounting assembly, to each curved support arm to slide radially inward and outward on the arm in response to forces applied to the vehicle due to rotation of the hub, e.g., at two or more hub rotation rates. The arm or track defines a travel path for radial movement of the vehicle. When hub rotation is halted, the vehicle slides inward on the track to a load position corresponding to a minimum vehicle radius. At increasing hub speeds, the vehicle slides outward to position the vehicle in any of a number of vehicle radii. | 04-12-2012 |
| 472034000 | Carriage moves repeatedly up and down | 1 |
| 20160184717 | Amusement Ride for Hang Gliding Simulation - An amusement ride includes a plurality of main arms which are moved by at least one motor along a circular path about a central rotation axis arranged substantially vertical to the ground, or to a platform. The main arms are rotatable about a rotation axis so that a first portion, which extends with respect to the rotation axis, can be raised or lowered with respect to the ground. The ride further includes at least one seat for at least one rider connected to the first portion of the main arm, at least one movable aerodynamic surface, and a control device for modifying the angle of incidence of the aerodynamic surface with respect to the air flow impacting it during the rotation of the main arm about the central axis. | 06-30-2016 |
| 472036000 | Using individual occupant or article carriage to ride on stationary track or platform | 2 |
| 20130059670 | OMNITABLE RIDE SYSTEM - A circular omnimover or omnitable ride system. The ride system includes a stationary, centrally-located platform for loading and unloading passengers. A turntable assembly is provided that includes a turntable with an upper surface substantially coplanar with an upper surface of the platform. The turntable has a centrally-located hole or passageway defined by an inner sidewall to receiving the non-rotating platform. Passenger vehicles are mounted along an outer edge of the turntable via translation mechanisms. A drive mechanism rotates the turntable about a central axis at a constant rate. The vehicles are moved through a station space and a show space during one or two full rotations of the turntable. The passenger vehicles are loaded and unloaded in the station space via the platform and then dispatched by the translation mechanism into the show space, which may involve increasing the vehicle's radius and changing its vertical position relative to the turntable. | 03-07-2013 |
| 472037000 | Vertically undulating track or platform | 1 |
| 20120172139 | ROUND RIDE WITH CONTOURED AND ROTATING TRACK - A round ride that creates a rotating ride experience with a varying frequency of vehicle elevations. The round ride includes a central hub assembly with a hub and a hub drive that rotates the hub about a central axis at a hub rotation rate. The drive assembly includes support arms extending outward from the hub, upon which are mounted passenger vehicles. The support arms are pivotally mounted to the hub. The round ride includes a track structure with a ring-shaped running surface extending about the central axis and with a track drive rotating the running surface about the central axis at a track rotation rate in the same or differing direction and rate as the hub. The vehicles are vertically supported by the running surface which is contoured to define a series of hills and valleys, and the running surface and the hub are independently rotated about the central axis. | 07-05-2012 |
| 472039000 | Using cantilevered arm arrangement to repeatedly move occupant or article up and down | 2 |
| 20130065699 | ENTERTAINMENT RIDE - An entertainment ride that includes a plurality of vessels. In one embodiment, the vessels may be shaped as spherical vessels and may be attached to robotic armatures that move the vessels such that the movement resembles a flowering bloom. | 03-14-2013 |
| 20140243106 | DEPLOYABLE ELEVATED MAINTENANCE PLATFORM FOR ROUND RIDE - A round ride adapted for efficient and safe maintenance of elevated components. The ride includes a central hub assembly with a hub and a hub drive adapted for selectively rotating the hub about a central axis. The hub assembly includes a plurality of vehicle support arms pivotally mounted at a first end to the hub and extending outward to a second end. The round ride includes a maintenance platform assembly with, for each of the vehicle support arms, extension plates proximate to the first end and extending outward from sides of the vehicle support arm. The extension plates each include a planar upper surface, and the planar upper surfaces are coplanar with an upper surface of the vehicle support arm. When the support arms are pivoted into a horizontal position, the upper surfaces of the plates combined with the upper surfaces of the arms creates a platform near the hub. | 08-28-2014 |
| 472040000 | Disk, ring, or bowl | 1 |
| 20130040744 | RING CAROUSEL RIDE - A carousel ride in which vehicles may move at differing speeds, in differing directions, and each be independently positioned relative to a load/unload platform. In one embodiment, a carousel ride is provided that includes: (1) an inner ring assembly including a first ring supporting vehicles and a drive system operable to rotate the first ring about a center axis of the carousel ride; and (2) an outer ring assembly including a second ring, concentric to the first ring, supporting vehicles and a drive system operable to rotate the second ring about a center axis of the carousel ride. During a portion of a ride, the drive system of the inner ring assembly operates to rotate the first ring at a first rotation rate, and the drive system of the outer ring assembly operates to rotate the second ring at a second rotation rate differing from the first rotation rate. | 02-14-2013 |
| 472043000 | Occupant or article carriage follows stationary, horizontally winding, track or platform | 5 |
| 20110177870 | LIGHTING FOR WHEELS | 07-21-2011 |
| 20110319178 | Roller Coaster Vehicle - A ride system provides guest compartment(s) with a roll degree of freedom through a pivoting connection. The guest compartment is attached to a track via a chassis, the chassis being attached to the track such that the guest compartment rides substantially above the track but has a roll degree of freedom relative to the chassis. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20110319179 | Roller Coaster Vehicle - Ride systems providing guest compartment(s) with a roll degree of freedom through radial mount(s) are described. The guest compartment of the vehicles is attached to a track via a chassis. The guest compartment and the chassis are configured such that the guest compartment has a roll degree of freedom relative to the chassis. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20130017893 | Inverted Simulation AttractionAANM Feuer; RolandAACI GlendaleAAST CAAACO USAAGP Feuer; Roland Glendale CA USAANM Sellers; MatthewAACI Rancho CucamongaAAST CAAACO USAAGP Sellers; Matthew Rancho Cucamonga CA US - A system for patron movement and entertainment comprising a track, and at least one vehicle engaged with and positioned below the track, capable of carrying at least one patron in a passenger portion and moving along the track. Each vehicle preferably includes a motion base between the track and the passenger portion, and a turntable between the track and the motion base for rotating the passenger portion in the yaw direction, and particularly for directing the patron's viewpoint toward desired show elements. | 01-17-2013 |
| 20130143679 | Amusement ride system and method - An amusement ride system includes: a shooting device adapted to shoot a projectile; an aiming facility operable by a user to aim the shooting device; and a triggering device operable by the user to fire the shooting device. The user rides the vehicle, aims the shooting device, and fires the device to shoot the projectile. A method for a ride includes: providing a shooting device; providing a plurality of projectiles; and aiming and shooting the projectiles utilizing the shooting device. | 06-06-2013 |
| 472044000 | Having carrier rotating about horizontal axis | 12 |
| 472045000 | Having suspended occupant or article carriage (e.g., ferris wheel, etc.) | 12 |
| 20090075740 | UNDERWATER AND MIDAIR OBSERVATION APPARATUS - In an underwater and midair observation apparatus, a casing made of a substantially transparent material and the upper part of which is open, is arranged from the underwater to the water surface whereby an observation wheel maybe operated in a state of being isolated from the water. | 03-19-2009 |
| 20100004067 | GIANT WHEEL - A structure of a giant wheel is disclosed. The giant wheel includes a ring steel tracks, motors, an inner wheel and an outer wheel. The ring steel track has a crossed base and stoppers positioned at four corners of the crossed base. The stopper and the base form an inner groove and an outer groove with openings. The motors are positioned at an inner side and an outer side of the ring steel track, and have latches to fit through the openings, and the latches have rollers positioned in the groove. The inner wheel has bars at two outer sides connecting to the motors positioned at an inner side of the ring steel track. The outer wheel has pillars having joint portions at a distal end positioned towards the motor, wherein the joint portions of the pillars are connected to the motor positioned at an outer side of the ring steel track. | 01-07-2010 |
| 20100105491 | MIDAIR AND PSEUDO-UNDERWATER OBSERVATION APPARATUS - The observation apparatus provided with the observation wheel comprises a water tank housing fish and being arranged around the substantially lower half of a rotation locus of the observation wheel in which at least an inside face facing the observation wheel of the water tank is formed of a transparent material. | 04-29-2010 |
| 20100234119 | Elevating mechanism and ferris wheel using the same - An elevating mechanism includes a cage, a connecting element, a balancing weight body, a sheave and a power output unit. The cage includes an outer box and an inner box. The outer box for containing a fluid has an inlet and an outlet. The inlet is for the fluid flowing into the outer box. The outlet is for the fluid flowing out of the outer box. The inner box is placed inside the outer box for containing a loading body, and suspended in the fluid. The connecting element is wound around the sheave. The power output unit is for driving the sheave. One end of the connecting element is connected to the outer box, and the other end connected to the balancing weight body. The weight of the balancing weight body is equal to the total weight of the outer box, the fluid, the inner box and the loading body. | 09-16-2010 |
| 20120071251 | FREE SWING FERRIS WHEEL - A Ferris wheel-type ride. A lever arm is mounted to the wheel rim to freely pivot between front and rear stops. Passenger gondolas, pivotally attached to the lever arms, travel through four zones experiencing differing ride dynamics. In the first zone, the lever arm abuts the front stop while, in the second, the lever arm is spaced apart from the stops and the lever arm is supported from above by the wheel via the lever arm causing the gondola to be vertically lifted and to rotate slower than the hub rotation rate. In the third zone, the lever arm abuts the rear stop and, in the fourth zone, the lever arm is spaced apart from the stops and is supported from below by the wheel as it falls toward the front stop at a rate greater than the hub rotation rate. | 03-22-2012 |
| 20120277008 | Stationary Track with Gimbaled Rider Carriages Amusement Ride - A stationary track wheel ride is disclosed where a chain of rider carriages (gondolas) are driven around the stationary track. The rider carriages are rotationally mounted on axles on a support frame that allow the rider carriages to rotate around the axles so that the floor of the rider carriage remains approximately level with the ground while the rider carriage travels around the stationary track. A drive mechanism for the ride that simultaneously mounts the rider carriages to the track and provides the drive force is also include: a drive cable mechanism, motors attached to the track to drive the rider carriage train using drive wheels contacting some portion of the rider carriage. Motors attached to the rider carriage with drive wheels contacting the track. An emergency access assembly for fixed track rides and for Ferris wheel type rides is also disclosed. | 11-01-2012 |
| 20130023350 | MOBILE CABIN AND SUBSET FOR THE RECEPTION AND THE TRANSPORT OF AT LEAST ONE PASSENGER, AND RECREATIONAL FACILITY USING THE SAME - A mobile cabin for the reception and the transport of at least one passenger is to be mounted on a mobile support so as to rotate relative to a substantially horizontal axis of rotation. A motorized driving device drives the counterweight between balancing positions for balancing the cabin around a predetermined angular orientation of the cabin relative to the horizontal, by correcting the horizontal position of the center of gravity of the whole formed by the cabin together with a possible load in this cabin. | 01-24-2013 |
| 20130095936 | OBSERVATION WHEEL - The observation wheel is the arrangement of passenger modules in groups with a distance between the groups circumferentially which exceeds the distance circumferentially between the passenger modules in the groups. An outer annular element is reinforced in the areas in which the groups are arranged. | 04-18-2013 |
| 20140194215 | ATTRACTION FOR AMUSEMENT RIDES - The present invention relates to an attraction ( | 07-10-2014 |
| 20160008724 | Habitable Support Structure for Observation Wheels | 01-14-2016 |
| 20160199743 | BEARING SYSTEM FOR OBSERVATION WHEELS | 07-14-2016 |
| 472046000 | About plural discrete, horizontal axes | 1 |
| 20130029773 | Narrow base viewing wheel - A wheel amusement ride is depicted, which moves carriages containing riders around the wheel on a track. In other words, the carriages move, not the wheel. This design allows a moment frame to be used to support the wheel. Because a moment frame can be constructed to be much narrower than the supports for a traditional Ferris wheel, the wheel of the present invention can be installed in a much narrower land area, while still achieving great height. | 01-31-2013 |
| 472047000 | Having carrier rotating about an axis having varying angular orientation | 4 |
| 20120040766 | ROUND RIDE WITH PASSENGER-INITIATED MOTION PROFILE - A round ride with passenger-initiated motion profiles controlling vertical vehicle movements. The ride includes a drive assembly with a rotating hub that includes support arms extending outward from the structure supporting passenger vehicles. Each of the vehicles includes a triggering device capable of generating either an onboard or offboard discrete signal when operated by a passenger causing a controller to select a motion profile from a number of stored profiles that each defines an actuator motion profile (or angular movement of a support arm about its pivotal mounting point to the rotatable central hub). The motion profiles define different angular rotations for a support arm to cause a vehicle to jump to differing heights, and the profile may be chosen by the controller based on vehicle height and position along the circular path and other environmental inputs such as a game state for the vehicle or a show/ride status. | 02-16-2012 |
| 20120277009 | ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM WITH SWING AND ROTATABLE SEATS - An amusement device includes at least one swinging arm, one end of which is suspended so as to be rotatable about a swinging axis and one free end of which is displaceable along at least a part of a circular path about the swinging axis. A carrier is suspended from the free end of the swinging arm and is rotatable about an axis of rotation transversely to the swinging axis. Furthermore, there is at least one support device for at least one person which is suspended from the carrier at a distance from the axis of rotation thereof. The support device is rotatable with respect to the carrier. | 11-01-2012 |
| 20150094159 | ROTATING PLAYGROUND ELEMENT - A standalone playground element comprises a lower support tube defining an axis A1, a central support member defining an axis A2 and which is mounted to the lower support tube to be rotatable relative to the lower support tube, an upper stand tube mounted to the central support member to be rotatable relative thereto about an axis A3 which is canted relative to the axis A1, and a hollow member secured to a free end of the upper stand tube. The hollow member is capable of being rotated about the axis A3 and orbiting about the axis A1. | 04-02-2015 |
| 20160121155 | ACTIVITY FRAME - An activity frame comprising a first or outer ring mounted between a pair of opposed bearings in a opposed pair of supports, for example upstanding members of a frame, the first bearings having a having a first common axis; a second or middle ring mounted between opposed bearings on the first ring, the bearings having a second common axis orthogonal to the first common axis; a third or inner ring mounted between opposed bearings on the second ring, the bearings having a third common axis orthogonal to the second axis provided with demountable restraining means to limit the movement of two or more of the rings and demountable bars to fix one or more of the rings to the frame or other fixed object. | 05-05-2016 |
