Amusement park ride with underwater-controlled boats
US8091483B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 31, 2011 |
| Grant date | Jan 10, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 31, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63G3/00
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A boat ride with precise speed and orientation control. The ride includes a track assembly positioned in a water basin and includes front and rear bogies engaging the track assembly. The boat ride includes a passenger boat and front and rear tethering assemblies coupling the front and rear bogies, respectively, to the boat. The ride includes a propulsion assembly positioned along the track assembly that is operable to independently propel, with linear motors, the front and rear bogies at the same or differing first and second velocities by applying a magnetic force to reaction plates on the bogies. The track assembly includes a joined section and a divided section, which includes a primary track on which the front bogie travels and a secondary track, spaced apart from the primary track, on which the rear bogie travels. The boat may be rotated to any orientation in the divided track section.
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