Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Rider-controlled swing ride
- Patent Title (中): 骑手控制的秋千骑
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Application No.: US12966160Application Date: 2010-12-13
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Publication No.: US08371951B2Publication Date: 2013-02-12
- Inventor: Edward A. Nemeth , David W. Crawford
- Applicant: Edward A. Nemeth , David W. Crawford
- Applicant Address: US CA Burbank
- Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Burbank
- Agency: Marsh Fischmann & Breyfogle, LLP
- Agent Kent A. Lembke
- Main IPC: A63G1/28
- IPC: A63G1/28 ; A63G1/00

Abstract:
A swing ride for providing lateral movement to a plurality of passenger vehicles. The ride includes a center hub rotating about its axis. The ride includes, for each of the passenger vehicles, a vehicle support assembly attached to rotate with the hub. The vehicle support assembly includes a flexible support member attached at a first end to the hub and at a second end to one of the vehicles. The vehicle support assembly includes a fulcrum assembly defining a fulcrum or pivot point for the support member between the first and second ends such that the member has a flexible and variable-length flexible arm attached to the vehicle. The fulcrum assembly is selectively positionable to move the fulcrum point in response to user input at the vehicle such that the passenger interactively moves the fulcrum point and thus moves the vehicle laterally inward and outward relative to the spinning hub.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120149479A1 RIDER-CONTROLLED SWING RIDE Public/Granted day:2012-06-14
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