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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 16, 2008
Joel L. Fritsche, Glendale, CA (US);
Don Robert Hilsen, La Canada, CA (US);
William Lawrence Wolf, North Hollywood, CA (US);
Charles Albert Flueck, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Joel L. Fritsche, Glendale, CA (US);
Don Robert Hilsen, La Canada, CA (US);
William Lawrence Wolf, North Hollywood, CA (US);
Charles Albert Flueck, Los Angeles, CA (US);
DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC., Burbank, CA (US);
Abstract
A curved wheelchair ramp for ride vehicles of an amusement park attraction, ride, or other environment is provided. In one embodiment, the wheelchair ramp is maneuverable between a retracted position and an extended position. In the retracted position, the wheelchair ramp may form a door to the ride vehicle. In the extended position, the wheelchair ramp extends, in a curve, between an access opening of the ride vehicle to a station platform. In various embodiments, the ramp may have a first segment, a second segment, and a third segment. The segments may fold together or may nest together.