Class 104/73 - Canals

Subclass of Class 104 - Railways
Definition: Apparatus comprising canal walls and moving currents of
No. of patents: 32
Last issue date: 01/10/2012

Number	Title	Issue Date
8091483	Amusement park ride with underwater-controlled boats A boat ride with precise speed and orientation control. The ride includes a track assembly positioned in a water basin and includes front and rear bogies engaging the track assembly. The boat ride includes a passenger boat and front and rear tethering assemblies cou...	01/10/2012
7437998	Water-ride facility A water ride containing at least one watercraft is described, having at least a floating body and a chassis which is connected thereto in an articulated manner and which serves as a guide unit, and a guide for the chassis which runs in the water, and a drive for the...	10/21/2008
6971317	Watercraft amusement ride Passenger boats are accelerated along a submerged guide rail structure that is arranged in various closed loop courses, including “Figure-Eight,” hour-glass, serpentine and oval patterns, as well as linear guide track structures that extend in parallel between a...	12/06/2005
6860209	Watercraft amusement ride Passenger boats are accelerated along a submerged guide rail structure that is arranged in various closed loop courses, including “Figure-Eight,” hour-glass, serpentine and oval patterns, as well as linear guide track structures that extend in parallel between a...	03/01/2005
6629501	Watercraft amusement ride Passenger boats are mounted on an undercarriage assembly that includes rail-mounted centering wheels. The passenger boats are accelerated by linear induction drive motors mounted on a guide rail structure. Thrust is applied to the racing boats by magnetic...	10/07/2003
6553915	Traffic system and method A traffic system is disclosed to include a passageway defining a moving direction and a vehicle mounted in the passageway and running along the moving direction. In one instance, the passageway has two inner side walls and an inner bottom wall having a tr...	04/29/2003
6354223	Watercraft amusement ride Passenger boats are mounted on an undercarriage assembly that includes rail-mounted centering wheels. The passenger boats are accelerated by linear induction drive motors mounted on a guide rail structure. Thrust is applied to the racing boats by magnetic...	03/12/2002
6179088	Interlinked watercourses for sushi boats Dining service is provided at locations surrounding a plurality of watercourse loops which are linked by shunts, allowing travel of sushi boats from one watercourse to another. This allows sushi chefs to be stationed within each watercourse loop preparing...	01/30/2001
6170403	Boat for spill water raft rides A boat for spillwater raft rides or similar rides having running gear includes running wheels and lateral guide wheels to accept a force exerted by a portion of the track. A safety device is provided that consists of safety wheels or runners. The latter a...	01/09/2001
6145442	Submarine amusement ride An underwater mobile observatory system comprising an aquarium (20) able to hold water and large enough to support fish, coral, and to display artificial objects such as shipwrecks and ruins, a vehicle track (21) extending through the aquarium (20), the t...	11/14/2000
6006672	Boat reversing waterway A waterway for a boat amusement ride comprising first and second water troughs connected by a basin such that water flowing in the waterway changes direction through a sharp turning angle in flowing from the basin inlet to the basin outlet. Vanes in the b...	12/28/1999
5823296	Hydraulic system for serving food An apparatus for serving and displaying food including a continuous watercourse. Patrons sit around a periphery of the watercourse and food carriers circulate in the watercourse and carry various types of food. The food carriers are structurally independe...	10/20/1998
5794533	Speed control apparatus for waterway traveling vehicle A speed control apparatus for a waterway traveling vehicle which can guide the vehicle when it is traveling along the waterway, while applying a damping force to slow or stop the vehicle. A turning frame is provided in the waterway and is guided by a guid...	08/18/1998
5779553	Waterslide with uphill runs and progressive gravity feed For managing water flow in a waterslide, drains are provided at one or more points between a top and bottom of a course, coupled to conduits providing gravity flow paths bypassing portions of the course. The course is defined by a sluice with a generally ...	07/14/1998
5732635	Amusement power-cable-propelled and channel-guided boat ride structure Cable driven racing boats compete in a simulated race including forward and return heats. In the forward heat, the racing boats are accelerated along parallel guide channels from a forward launch station into a shallow splash lake, and then hydroplane to ...	03/31/1998
5704294	Waterfall ride attraction A theme park ride attraction includes a flume path having rafts floating on flowing water. The rafts are elevated and enter into a pipe. First and second pivoting ramps are attached to the pipe and supported by an actuator. As the rafts enter onto the fir...	01/06/1998
5474153	Hydraulic system for serving food An apparatus for serving and displaying food including a continuous watercourse. Patrons sit around a periphery of the watercourse and food carriers circulate in the watercourse and carry various types of food. The food carriers are structurally independe...	12/12/1995
5282772	Simulator for shooting down the rapids In the simulator for shooting down the rapids in accordance with the present invention, a platform is installed on one side of a water channel in which a boat moves, and a theater zone is installed on the other side. In the theater zone, a boat swaying de...	02/01/1994
5277662	System and method of providing passenger ingress and egress in an amusement ride having pivotable bridges A method and system is provided for moving passengers in and out of an amusement ride of the type having a passenger cabin capable of movement in multiple degrees of freedom within an enclosure. The cabin includes ingress doors on one side of the cabin an...	01/11/1994
5167321	Hook and loop conveyer system Conveying system for transportable objects, especially inflatable, semi-rigid, and rigid rafts, using hook and loop materials to releasably secure the transported objects to conveyors during transport....	12/01/1992
5161104	Amusement ride having pivotable ingress-egress bridges A method and system is provided for moving passengers in and out of an amusement ride of the type having a passenger cabin capable of movement in multiple degrees of freedom within an enclosure. The cabin includes ingress doors on one side of the cabin an...	11/03/1992
5033392	Apparatus for loading and unloading passengers from watercraft Apparatus for loading and unloading passengers from watercraft, such as for use in boat rides at amusement parks, include a substantially planar inclined platform mounted for rotation about an axis perpendicular to the plane of the platform. The platform ...	07/23/1991
5021954	System and method of providing passenger ingress and egress in an amusement ride A method and system is provided for moving passengers in and out of an amusement ride of the type having a passenger cabin capable of movement in multiple degrees of freedom within an enclosure. The cabin includes ingrees doors on one side of the cabin an...	06/04/1991
4840253	Method and apparatus for serving and displaying food A method and apparatus for serving and displaying food is disclosed wherein nonconnected food carriers are circulated in continuous watercourse. The carriers have a circular outer perimeter and are disposed within the watercourse in a staggered arrangemen...	06/20/1989
4619191	Apparatus for thawing, handling and reheating sealed frozen food packets An apparatus for heating or cooling sealed food pouches, another apparatus for moving the same and a third apparatus adapted to transfer the pouches are disclosed. The three apparatuses are designed to function as an integrated food pouch handling system,...	10/28/1986
4560032	Restaurant food display and serving system A restaurant food display and serving system including a food preparation area surrounded by a watercourse upon which a plurality of interconnected boats carrying a variety of foods on trays travel with a current....	12/24/1985
4543886	Amusement ride including a rotating loading terminal An amusement ride loading terminal having a revolving circular platform is provided for continuous loading of passengers into a series of moving circular vehicles. The platform cooperates with an endless track conveyer to keep the vehicles revolving with ...	10/01/1985
4429867	Flotation amusement device A portable amusement device wherein flotation of participants occurs on a continuous basis within flotation devices comprises a plurality of trough defining segments each being formed with double side walls and end walls with the double side walls definin...	02/07/1984
4392434	Turbulent waterway Disclosed is a turbulent waterway having boats guided in a trough extending between an uphill starting point and a downhill terminus, a chain conveyor having a series of links extending on a slope between said starting point and said terminus and adapted ...	07/12/1983
4149469	Log braking and stabilizing system for log flume ride A braking and stabilizing system for a boat in a water channel, including boat lifting apparatus in the water channel engageable with the bottom of the boat, and including inflatable bags connected to the boat lifting apparatus for moving same upwardly to...	04/17/1979
4063517	Rapid transit system An endless water way is supported by a superstructure and includes a bottom wall and side walls extending upwardly from the bottom wall to form a trough. A pump system effects continuous forward flow of water through the trough of the waterway. A guide tr...	12/20/1977
3930450	Boat ride for amusement park A boat ride system for an amusement park, which includes a main channel and an auxiliary channel extending under the main channel and isolated from it except along a narrow slot. A boat for carrying people includes a hull floating in the main channel, a p...	01/06/1976

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