Eccentric arm amusement ride

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1997-01-24

1998-09-08

Nguyen, Kien T.

Amusement devices

Roundabout

Having carrier rotating about horizontal axis

472 29, A63G 3108

Patent

active

058038159

ABSTRACT:
The present invention is an amusement ride which whips a rider high into the air at the end of a long crane-like arm. The ride comprises an arm having a rider capsule at one end and a counterweight at the other. A pivot point is located on the arm at a point near the counterweight. The pivot point is not at the center point of the arm. The pivot point is attached to a fulcrum on a base. The base is of sufficient height so that the arm in operation oscillates through an arc of 170.degree. without the counterweight contacting the ground. The rider capsule spins while the arm is oscillating. The effect of the ride is to subject riders first to a positive and then a negative "g" during the ride's operation.

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