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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 25, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2015
Applicant:
Skyride Technology L.l.c., Waconia, MN (US);
Inventors:
Scott Olson, Waconia, MN (US);
Michael Guethling, Waconia, MN (US);
Assignee:
Skyride Technology, LLC, Waconia, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B61B 3/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B61B 3/02 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49355 (2015.01);
Abstract
A recreational apparatus is provided having an elevated railway system with a vehicle suspended therefrom. The vehicle includes a drive mechanism that is responsive to energy input in order to advance the vehicle along the elevated railway system. The drive mechanism is capable of efficiently motivating the vehicle along straight and curved sections of the elevated railway system with minimal stress on moving parts, and minimal frictional losses.