Maurer Söhne Gmbh & Co. Kg

Robert Gettert

Alfred Müller

A security arrangement for passengers in transport systems and fun-rides, more particularly amusement devices such as roller coasters or the like, comprising a holding means (), with the aid of which the passenger to be secured is prevented from leaving a secured ride position, more particularly a seat (), the holding means being able to assume at least one open and a plurality of securing positions, the different securing positions of the holding means being associated with at least two secured position ranges, which are detected by a signal producing means (and) associated with the holding means ().

Security arrangement for person transporting systems such as fun-rides

A retaining system for amusement rides, more particularly roller coasters, carrousels or the like has a chair member for a passenger to sit on and which comprises a seat and a back rest and furthermore a retaining device with at least one locking part able to be moved between at least one getting on position and at least one retaining position, the retaining device possessing an essentially U-like retaining part, which at least to a major extent surrounds the pelvic region of the passenger to be secured, the retaining part being inclined in an anthropometrically optimized plane, which is inclined in a range of 30&#xb0; to 60&#xb0;, more particularly 40&#xb0; to 50&#xb0;, preferably approximately 45&#xb0; to the horizontal and/or the seat. Furthermore the present invention relates to a measuring system for determination of the optimum locking position, the measuring system comprising a band- or cable-like element 8 arranged at the ends of the U-like retaining part, which element on applying the retaining device to the passenger to be secured engages the passenger to be secured rendering it possible to ascertain the locking or retaining position of the retaining device or, respectively, of the retaining part.

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