Vehicle human amusement ride track with centering arrangement

Details Vehicle human amusement ride track with centering arrangement Vehicle human amusement ride track with centering arrangement

1998-01-16

1999-10-19

Le, Mark T.

Railways

Amusement

Racing

104 53, 104250, 104252, 104305, A63G 100

Patent

active

059670517

ABSTRACT:
An amusement ride for humans which utilizes at least one vehicle which is to be operatively moved on a track. The vehicle is to be tied to the track so as to prevent separation of the vehicle from the track with this tying to the track being accomplished by a guide blade that is attached to and protrudes from the vehicle which rides within a slot arrangement formed in the track. The track includes a braking area, and within that braking area there are a plurality of braking units located in an in-line sequence. Prior to each braking area, there is a centering rail section which is included within the track. The guide blade has to pass through a centering rail section prior to the entering of each braking unit. The centering rail section includes a through centering slot. The through centering slot narrows in width with the narrowness occurring in the direction of travel. In other words, the through centering slot is tapered so that the guide blade leaves the centering section at the precise center of the centering section rather than being to one side or the other side of the centering slot. This results in the guide blade being conducted into each braking unit precisely along the longitudinal center axis of the braking unit.

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