Passenger restraint for an amusement ride
US9937426B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 10, 2017 |
| Grant date | Apr 10, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 10, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R21/02
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
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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