Amusement park ride providing free-flying experience

Details Amusement park ride providing free-flying experience Amusement park ride providing free-flying experience

2008-02-19

2010-12-21

Nguyen, Kien T (Department: 3711)

Amusement devices

Roundabout

Having carrier rotating about vertical axis

C472S130000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07854660

ABSTRACT:
A vehicle for simulating flight in a park ride having a rotating drive with supports or radial arms. The vehicle includes a body with seats and passenger restraints. A connection assembly is used to attach the body to a support. The connection assembly includes a linkage assembly allowing the body to radially pivot inward and outward relative to the drive assembly based on the angle of the support arm and rotation rate of the drive assembly. The linkage assembly translates radial movement of the body into rotation of the body about a pitch axis. The pitch axis extends through or proximal to the center of mass of the body, and the pivotal connector that supports the vehicle in a pendular manner is spaced apart and above the center of mass. The linkage assembly may include one or more four-bar linkages to provide two degrees of freedom of the body relative.

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