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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2008
Michael G. Kilbert, Canyon Country, CA (US);
Larry S. Mcafee, Stevenson Ranch, CA (US);
David W. Crawford, Long Beach, CA (US);
James H. Shull, Santa Clarita, CA (US);
Michael G. Kilbert, Canyon Country, CA (US);
Larry S. McAfee, Stevenson Ranch, CA (US);
David W. Crawford, Long Beach, CA (US);
James H. Shull, Santa Clarita, CA (US);
Disney Enterprises, Inc., Burbank, CA (US);
Abstract
A whip ride is provided for amusement parks. A platform is provided with a guide slot extending through the platform. A drive assembly is positioned beneath the platform and includes a drive member (e.g., drive cable) moving on a constrained path. A track follows a path horizontally offset from the drive path. The drive assembly includes a bogie or drive truck mounted on the track and pivotably linked to the drive member to be driven by the drive member. A passenger whip vehicle is provided on the platform upper surface and pivotably attached via a connector extending through the guide slot to the bogie. The bogie path includes inside and outside curves, and the bogie track is vertically offset from the drive member such that its path may crossover the drive member to vary the horizontal offset and to locate the bogie track on either side of the drive member.