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...that the first rickshaw was invented in 1869 by an American Baptist minister, the Rev. E. Jonathan Scobie, to transport his invalid wife around the streets of Yokohama?
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7430966 | Brake, vehicle and roller coaster circuit A roller coaster installation comprising a stretch of water, along which runs a train of vehicles (104) provided laterally with hydrodynamic brakes comprising a fin (102) or a nozzle, becoming immersed in the mass of water (A) and discharging this in t... | 10/07/2008 |
| 6220171 | Amusement ride A roller coaster includes a plurality of ride vehicles that ride along a track. Each vehicle provides seating for at least one passenger. The track is elevated off the ground and includes a variety of hills, curves, loops, rolls, drops, inversions and the... | 04/24/2001 |
| 5669821 | Video augmented amusement rides An easily modifiable ride is provided with a track and a car for carrying at least one passenger along the track. The track creates changes of movement of the car to thereby produce G-forces to the passenger. A plurality of detectors are provided for dete... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5336132 | Multisensation creation apparatus employing stereoscopic imagery A ship, in which stereoscopic imagery is displayed, can move, and the ship can swing in various directions and can vibrate. The ship moves along a guide path while the stereoscopic imagery is being viewed by inside viewers. The guide path includes a plura... | 08/09/1994 |
| 4920890 | Amusement ride A portable amusement ride incorporates a multi-functional trailer which can serve for hauling the amusement ride, when disassembled, and serve as an elevated track portion of the ride, when assembled. Electrically powered vehicles are guided and powered o... | 05/01/1990 |
| 4301740 | Suspension system for a wheel rolling on a flat track An improved suspension system for an uncrowned wheel rolling on a flat track characterized by a wheel frame assembly including a wheel frame and at least one uncrowned wheel connected in supporting relation with the frame and adapted to be seated in rolli... | 11/24/1981 |
