Ski lift with swivel chair

Details Ski lift with swivel chair Ski lift with swivel chair

1979-04-26

1981-01-27

Reese, Randolph A.

Railways

Traction

Cable

104 75, 105156, 105329SC, 272 40, 297349, B61B 1100

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042468485

ABSTRACT:
There are disclosed improvements in the passenger unit for a ski lift such as a chair and the like to incorporate a swivel mechanism in the standard which supports the lift chair from the traveling, overhead cable. The swivel mechanism includes a swivel actuator which can be a hydraulic system to rotate the chair, permitting the occupant to rotate from a forward facing position and turn his back to wind, driving snow and the like or to change his direction of view. The ski lift also includes a mechanism for automatically restoring the forward direction of the passenger unit at the disembarking station or at any other preselected portion along the ski lift.

REFERENCES:
patent: 1447895 (1923-03-01), Schafer
patent: 2469069 (1949-05-01), Grazier
patent: 2471347 (1949-05-01), Rayburn
patent: 3456980 (1969-07-01), Battistoni et al.
patent: 3981248 (1976-09-01), Savage
patent: 4003314 (1977-01-01), Pearson
patent: 4050385 (1977-09-01), Gurr et al.

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