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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 17, 2007
Ronald Alexander Bussink, Appenzell, CH;
Ronald Alexander Bussink, Appenzell, CH;
Ronald Bussink Amusment Design GmbH, Düsseldorf, DE;
Abstract
An amusement ride includes a support structure and at least one vehicle movably supported on the support structure for carrying one or more passengers at least partially along a length of the support structure. The vehicle is moved along the support structure by a drive mechanism and decelerated by a braking mechanism. A cable connects the vehicle with the drive mechanism and/or the braking mechanism and is guided by a guide mechanism which is constructed for passage by the vehicle as the vehicle moves along the support structure. The guide mechanism includes two guide wheels in spaced-apart confronting relationship for allowing the cable to pass in-between the guide wheels, with the cable partially running over one guide wheel, when the vehicle moves along a first section of the support structure, and partially running over the other guide wheel, when the vehicle moves along a second section of the support structure.