Telescoping-arm round ride for amusement parks

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8162768
APP PUB NO 20110312428A1
SERIAL NO

12819328

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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.

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DISNEY ENTERPRISES INC500 S BUENA VISTA STREET BURBANK CA 91521

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Crawford, David W Long Beach, US 59 1410
Nemeth, Edward A Hermosa Beach, US 30 308

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