Floating omnimover ride
US8375864B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 29, 2011 |
| Grant date | Feb 19, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 29, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63G3/02
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A floating omnimover ride with high capacity throughput and enhanced control over speeds of passenger boats. The ride includes a water containment structure with spaced apart sidewalls defining an elongated guide channel that defines a loop-shaped ride path or circuit. The ride includes a volume of liquid contained in the guide channel to a desired depth. The ride also includes a chain of passenger boats floating in the liquid contained in the guide channel. Each of the boats is linked to the two adjacent boats with a connecting link such that the chain of boats is a continuous loop. The chain of boats has a length that is approximately equal to a length of the ride path, and during operation of the ride, the boats in the chain are moved along the loop-shaped ride path at a predefined rate by a pump station moving the liquid in the guide channel.
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