Passenger restraint for an amusement ride

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9937426
SERIAL NO

15591914

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A ride assembly includes a ride vehicle configured to carry one or more passengers and to move in a direction along a ride path, a first passenger seat of the ride vehicle having a seatback, where the first passenger seat is configured to seat a first passenger of the one or more passengers, and where the seatback is configured to rotate with respect to the ride vehicle from a loading position to an active position, a second passenger seat of the ride vehicle positioned behind the first passenger seat with respect to the direction, where the second passenger seat is configured to seat a second passenger of the one or more passengers, and a passenger restraint coupled to the seatback of the first passenger seat, where the passenger restraint is configured to secure the second passenger in the second passenger seat when the seatback is in the active position.

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UNIVERSAL CITY STUDIOS LLC100 UNIVERSAL CITY PLAZA UNIVERSAL CITY CA 91608

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Blum, Steven C Orlando, US 67 824
Freedman, Daniel Orlando, US 29 469
Masterson, Tom Orlando, US 2 2
Oliver, Christopher Orlando, US 24 413
Van, Winkle Ted W Orlando, US 7 106
Vance, Eric A Orlando, US 15 31

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