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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7563170 | Child motion device A child motion device has a frame assembly configured to rest on a floor surface. The device also has a drive system and a cantilevered arm extending from part of the device. The arm is supported above the floor surface and has a driven end coupled to and movable by... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7338413 | Rocking exercise apparatus A rocking exercise apparatus is provided with a motor and a driving unit for translating a torque of an output rotary shaft of the motor into rocking movements of a seat seated by a user. This driving unit includes a first supporter for supporting a movable mount pr... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7338412 | Rocking exercise apparatus A rocking exercise apparatus is provided with a motor and a driving unit for translating a torque of an output rotary shaft of the motor into rocking movements of a seat seated by a user. This driving unit includes a first supporter for supporting a movable mount pr... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7325654 | List apparatuses and method A lift apparatus is disclosed. Particularly, a lift apparatus may comprise a support frame and a platform movably coupled to the support frame. Further, the platform may comprise at least one roller and a transmission connected to the at least one roller of the asse... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7182694 | Play apparatus A play facility (1) includes a rotation shaft (25) erected on a floor inside the play facility, the rotation shaft being rotatable (25) around its axis; a brush-like decorative object (33) attached to a circumferential periphery of the ro... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7104927 | Riding device A riding device includes a bottom base and an intermediate base pivotally positioned on the bottom base and having its front and rear end respectively and pivotally provided with two front and two rear swing arms. A seat plate positioned over the intermediate base h... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7008328 | Controllably rotatable seat A controllably rotatable seat having an arm to which one or more seats are attached. The arm is rotatably connected to a carrier. An electrical motor, pneumatics, hydraulics, or any other mechanism that is well known in the art for producing rotation rotates the arm... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6964614 | Riding device A riding device includes an intermediate base pivotally assembled on a bottom base and having the opposite ends respectively provided with a front and a rear vertical spindle. The front spindle has each end fixed with a crank, and the rear spindle has each end movab... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6929553 | Wheelchair glider A wheelchair glider is provided having a frame assembly and a platform swingingly suspended substantially horizontally within the frame assembly by a swing arm assembly, the platform being configured to support at least one wheelchair thereon, including wheelchairs ... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6921076 | Crane game grabber apparatus and method A crane game, of the sort popular in amusement arcades, has prizes supported on a horizontal surface arranged to move upwards as prizes are delivered to players. Prize separating posts extend through the movable horizontal surface to keep deformable prizes near the ... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6869368 | Carousel devices A first embodiment of carousel device provides a bouncer which cannot be tipped over accidentally. Further, a oscillating circuit enables a battery-operated motor to gently oscillate the bouncer through an 80° arc. A pair of retractable rockers are provided on the ... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6851748 | Multiple chair workstation A multiple chair workstation especially suitable for barbers, hair stylists, dentists, and the like. The workstation comprises a base having a centrally mounted client chair. A revolving floor surrounds the client chair, and an operator's chair is mounted on the rev... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6790146 | Apparatus for amusement Apparatus for amusement, unusually capable of causing the user to interact while it is in operation, comprising a structure capable of rotating about an axis and a support for receiving at least one user associated with the structure in its rotary motion about an ax... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6773016 | Ride apparatus with prize-grabbing arm Game apparatus that enables players themselves to bodily sense a feeling of reality and lively motion, and that enables satisfying curiosity regarding mechanical manipulations. The game apparatus is composed of: a holding section (6) for holding a plurality o... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6755749 | Free-fall tower for a roller coaster The invention relates to a free-fall tower for a roller coaster, comprising an approximately or a precisely vertical rail system for a passenger unit, which moves from the lower end to the upper end of said tower, from where the passenger unit can freely fall down t... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6656137 | Vestibular and RAS enhancing device Structure providing sessions of a prolonged spinning therapeutic modality that affects the biological occupant therein stimulating, exercising and strengthening the occupant's R.A.S in combination with other stimuli that affect the organism with different... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6328658 | Amusement ride An amusement ride is provided which includes a base, stationary elements mounted on said base, assemblies that are movable relative to said stationary elements, cabins that are fastened on said moving assemblies, and units for passengers loading, unloadin... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6171198 | Merry-go-round for wheel chairs A merry-go-round with a frame supported for rotation by a plurality of driven wheels, the merry-go-round having a space for a wheel chair and a space for a non-wheel chair bound person. Each separate space on the merry-go-round is associated with a respec... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6162127 | Amusement park with rides conveying park-goers in their own motor vehicles An amusement park includes a plurality of rides, each ride being provided with car support mechanisms. Each car support mechanism is configured to receive and support an automotive vehicle filled with at least one passenger.... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6149528 | Amusement ride vehicle folding seat An amusement ride vehicle includes a seat for accommodating a rider in a wheelchair. A door attached to the seat pivots outwardly. The seat bottom folds down and a seat back pivotably attached to the seat bottom retracts, to create space for maneuvering a... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6128863 | Fish and marine mammal observatory featuring a carousel that moves within a sealed aquatic environment A fish and marine mammal aquatic observatory. The observatory comprises an outer cylindrical wall and an inner cylindrical wall that define an enclosed annular volume. The inner cylindrical wall is formed of a transparent material, e.g., glass or reinforc... | 10/10/2000 |
| 5957778 | Tower ride An amusement ride (10) is provided which includes a trailer (12) to make the ride portable. A park ride (10') is also disclosed for permanent installation at an amusement park or similar facility. In the portable ride (10), the tower (14) is moved by a do... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5935010 | Carousel device A toddler carousel is formed by providing a rotational base member with a mountable seat such as a pony. Preferably, the seat is mounted in the center of the carousel and can be rocked by the toddler. The rotational base is rotated relative to a stationar... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5935012 | Wheeled child seat with track A wheeled child seat is provided including a seat having a bottom, a back integrally coupled to the bottom and extending upwardly therefrom. A harness is provided for securing a child within the seat. Also included is a drive assembly having wheels mounte... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5935011 | Wheelchair accessible carousel vehicle A carousel has a ramp for providing wheelchair access. The ramp is slidably stored on the underside of the carousel platform. In use, the ramp is pulled out from the carousel and is then unfolded, using a lever handle. The outer or bottom end of the lower... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5810641 | Rocking mechanism with upward, downward, forward and backward actions A rocking mechanism with upward, downward, forward and backward actions is disclosed. It mainly includes a base, a driving unit, a rocking unit, an outer pipe unit, an inner pipe unit, a rocking block, a upper sleeve and a decoration. With matching the in... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5803815 | Eccentric arm amusement ride The present invention is an amusement ride which whips a rider high into the air at the end of a long crane-like arm. The ride comprises an arm having a rider capsule at one end and a counterweight at the other. A pivot point is located on the arm at a po... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5709606 | Rotatable swing set A rotatable swing set for providing amusement to children by spinning children secured within swing seats around a central point includes a main support post, a horizontally-disposed circular plate secured to the upper end of the support post for selectiv... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5676601 | Carousel apparatus A carousel comprises turntable (10) mounted for rotation about a vertical axis on a frame (12, 13). The turntable (10) carries a plurality, and typically four, see-saw arrangements (11), each of which comprises an arm (43) pivoted centrally to a support (... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5660430 | Carousel device An infant entertainment device having a molded plastic receptacle which receives a portable seat or layette, the device rotating a baby carried by the seat at a rate of about one rpm relative to a stationary base member. Optionally, the carousel may be eq... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5640791 | Musical ornamental carousel An improved musical ornamental carousel formed by assembly of various structural parts is disclosed and includes on the bottom thereof a base provided with a battery compartment, a hollow support post vertically located in the center of the base, a revolv... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5617658 | Carrousel A carrousel including a hollow base covered with a bottom cover, the bottom cover having an endless, wave-like track at a top side around the center, a rotary table supported on the bottom cover and turned on its center, the rotary table having a pluralit... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5564983 | Tower ride An amusement ride (10) is provided which includes a trailer (12) to make the ride portable. A park ride (10') is also disclosed for permanent installation at an amusement park or similar facility. In the portable ride (10), the tower (14) is moved by a do... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5558581 | Fairground device A fairground device has a base disc driven for rotation about a central axis, seat supports carried by the base disc in a spaced relation relative to the central axis for rotation of the seat supports about a second axis, and seats mounted eccentrically r... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5533935 | Toy motion simulator A toy motion simulating apparatus for imparting motion to an operator controlled by a hydraulic control valve to proportionally direct hydraulic fluid from pitch, roll, and yaw fluid nozzles to respective pitch, roll, and yaw receiving chambers which are ... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5487705 | Baby carousel An infant entertainment device having a molded plastic seat which rotates a baby carried thereby at a rate of about one rpm relative to a stationary base member. Optionally, the carousel may be equipped with a rheostat capable of varying the rate of rotat... | 01/30/1996 |
| 5480355 | Child's carousel A backyard carousel for small children is constructed from tubing and fittings which are attached into a lightweight unitary superstructure. The tubing and fittings are preferably plastic, with the joints preferably being permanently bonded with a plastic... | 01/02/1996 |
| 5453053 | Amusement ride having spinning passenger cars An improved amusement ride and ride vehicle that permit a passenger to control the rotation of a passenger car as the vehicle travels along a ride course. The ride vehicle includes a support tube upon which the passenger car is rotatably mounted and a pas... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5400550 | Modular turntable construction An improved turntable is provided for use in a building, such as in a residential or office environment, wherein the turntable is constructed from modular components for facilitated installation within a relatively low profile space. The turntable compris... | 03/28/1995 |
| 5395290 | Fairground device A fairground device having a plurality of seats, a base disc driven for rotation about a central axis and at least one seat support mounted in spaced relation relative to the central axis for rotation about a second axis. Each of the seat supports carry a... | 03/07/1995 |