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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8051778 | Chair for a chair lift and chair lift A chair for a chair lift has seats with a seat surface and a safety bar that extends transversely over the seats and can be pivoted from an open position into a closed position. Securing parts, in particular protective panels, are arranged on the safety bar and, in ... | 11/08/2011 |
| 7984678 | Transporting means of a chair lift or of a cableway system A transporting means of a chair lift or of a cableway system has a safety bar, a device for closing the safety bar, an energy storage device, a device for charging the energy storage device and a blocking device which prevents the energy storage device from being ch... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7775161 | Snowboarders chair for use on a ski lift The present invention relates to a ski lift chair specifically designed for use by snowboarders. The chair comprises a plurality of seats facing in a perpendicular to the line of travel direction and can be either in-line back to back, in-line front-to-back or a com... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7377220 | Operating mechanism with latching of a pivoting cover for a chair-lift A chair for an aerial transport installation comprises a pivoting protective cover actuated by an operating mechanism with automatic latching of the cover in the closed position. An operating lever is pivotally mounted on a first pivoting spindle of the cover and op... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7225744 | Chair lift accessory for accommodating snowboarders and mountain bikers A support for chairlifts includes bracketing for easily and simply retrofitting the support to an existing chairlift for providing support for snowboards on a chairlift which is easy to mount and provides a rugged, secure support. By changing orientation of the supp... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7204559 | Device for locking the legs of a passenger in a seat The device, intended in particular for a seat on an installation for amusement parks, has two flaps (10, 10′) mounted for articulation at the end of the support (6) of the base (7) of the seat. ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7114451 | Apparatus for monitoring the locking of the safety bar of a chair in a cableway system An apparatus monitors the locking of the safety bar of the chairs of an aerial cableway system. A first sensor determines the occupancy of the chairs and a second sensor determines the locking of the safety bar. The sensor output signals from these two sensors are l... | 10/03/2006 |
| 6957859 | Chair for a person lift A chair for transporting a person from a first location to a second location along a rail in response to an input provided to a control for a hoist and motorized conveyor by the person. The chair includes first and second seat portions that are pivotally attached to... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6729241 | Aerial cableway system with at least one load-bearing and conveying cable moving between a valley station and a mountain station An aerial cableway system has at least one load-bearing and conveying cable that is moved between a valley station and a mountain station, which is guided over deflection pulleys in the stations, and transportation devices that can be coupled to the load-bearing and... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6691624 | Chair for cableway systems A chair for a cableway system is provided with a closure bar, which can be pivoted into a closed position about a axis running transversely to the direction of travel of the chair. The chair is preferably provided with a number of footrests which correspo... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6655298 | Ski paraphernalia carrying basket for a chair ski lift An ski paraphernalia basket for use with a chair ski lift having a pivotally moveable safety bar is disclosed. The basket includes a floor suitable for receiving ski paraphernalia, first and second side walls extending upwardly from the floor, and front a... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6520573 | Chair for a cableway system A chair for a cableway system has a load-bearing framework on which seat surfaces are fastened, a load-bearing bar with a top end at which a clamping apparatus for coupling to a supporting and haulage cable and running rollers are attached. Side panels or... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6393995 | Apparatus and method for use in aerial ropeways An aerial ropeway wherein oppositely located first and second sheave trains are supported on a crossarm wherein first and second sheave train supporting apparatus are pivotally mounted at fixed spaced apart locations on the crossarm and the first and seco... | 05/28/2002 |
| 5904099 | Cushioned braking system for a monorail trolley A cushioned braking system for cushioning the impact of a moving vehicle for amusement for children. The braking system comprises a double ended air cylinder having a first cylinder end and a second cylinder end. A first head member and a second head memb... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5768997 | Person mover A person mover for moving a seated dairy farmer from cow to cow in a barn when the cows are arranged in two rows with their rear ends facing each other, the person mover allowing the farmer to milk the cows while seated.... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5586503 | Passenger restraint system A passive passenger restraint system adapted for use with aerial, cable-supported chairlifts includes a passive restraint that is driven by the motion of the chairlift. A seatbelt automatically deploys across the laps of the passengers. The seatbelt restr... | 12/24/1996 |
| 5272984 | Amusement ride of the roller coaster type The amusement ride comprises at least one seat suspended on a bogie moving along at least one rail. The seat is provided with a harness for the restraint of at least one passenger in the seat. The seat-harness unit is shaped so as to form a restraint impr... | 12/28/1993 |
| 5213048 | Chairlift chair assembly with movable enclosure A chair assembly (20) for chairlift including a seat (22) and enclosure member (43) mounted to the seat (22) for movement between open and closed positions. The chair assembly (20) has a drive (51) for moving the enclosure (43) which includes a rail (52) ... | 05/25/1993 |
| 5138953 | Transportation device with a load carrier suspended movably from a rail for a suspended load The object of the invention is a transportation device (1) with a load carrier (3) having on its upper side supports (6) running vertically upwards. Rollers (9, 10) are provided on the ends of the supports, with which the load carrier (3) is attached in s... | 08/18/1992 |
| 5113768 | Cable-suspended apparatus for supporting a stabilized camera assembly An ultralight cable car for use in conjunction with a "Steadicam.RTM." support apparatus. The cable car generally takes the form of a trolley adapted for traversal along a cable suspended between two fixed end points, and a shaft and concentric sleeve sus... | 05/19/1992 |
| 4784065 | Chair-lift with automatic control of the chair protective devices The opening and closing control system of a protective hood of a chair of a chair-lift comprises spring or gravity energy storage devices, to move the hood independently from the speed of the chair. The energy storage device is reloaded when the chair pas... | 11/15/1988 |
| 4401198 | Friction-based, motion damping assembly for a chairlift or the like A friction-based, motion damping assembly for a chairlift or the like is disclosed in which the damping assembly is mounted between a hub provided on a cable grip assembly and the chairlift hanger arm. The improved damping assembly is formed as a sleeve m... | 08/30/1983 |
| 4303016 | Elementary chair-lift cab for telpher railway This chair-lift cab for telpher lines has its seat protected by a shell pivoted about a transverse axis close to its center of gravity, at the front end of a bow pivoted in turn about another transverse axis at the rear of the first axis and close to the ... | 12/01/1981 |
| 4246848 | Ski lift with swivel chair There are disclosed improvements in the passenger unit for a ski lift such as a chair and the like to incorporate a swivel mechanism in the standard which supports the lift chair from the traveling, overhead cable. The swivel mechanism includes a swivel a... | 01/27/1981 |
| 4223609 | Method and installation for loading passengers on a mobile suspended carrier A passenger loading method and installation is provided by means of which passengers are mechanically propelled and accelerated to a velocity substantially the same as that of a main transport structure onto which they can be loaded without the necessity ... | 09/23/1980 |
| 4179994 | Suspended articulated chairlift mounting assembly A chair assembly mounting apparatus is disclosed which may be employed to mount a chair, gondola, platform, etc. to a hanger arm for use in a chairlift or the like. The apparatus provides a movable connection between the chair frame and hanger arm which r... | 12/25/1979 |
| 4050385 | High capacity passenger transport apparatus There is disclosed a high capacity passenger transport apparatus which may be employed as a ski lift including a high speed main cable ascending up a ski run and driven at high speeds. A pair of first and second shuttle tracks lead from the downhill run o... | 09/27/1977 |
