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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7572189 | Structure for raising persons by means of an air flow A structure used to raise persons by use of air jets (currents), includes several flight positions (3). Each flight position is associated with a device (1) that generates a vertical air flow, whose flow rate and intensity are constantly monitored from... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7465235 | Combined human catapult and safety landing apparatus A combined human catapult and safety landing apparatus which is a pneumatically controlled human catapult for launching a person in a repeatable flight path in conjunction with a cooperating safety landing apparatus that eliminates the need for less safe water, net ... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7381137 | Zipline braking and motion-arrest system Braking and motion-arrest apparatus for braking the arrival of a zipline cable rider at a landing platform and arresting the rider's motion to retain the rider at the platform. A frame is mounted on the cable to allow longitudinal rolling movement of the frame along... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7182695 | Assisted jump ride The present disclosure relates to a ride for providing an upward boost to a participant jumping up and down. The flexible rods of this disclosure may be articulated by a base thereby imparting tension in the flexible rods, and providing an upward force to a particip... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7156744 | Recirculating vertical wind tunnel skydiving simulator A vertical wind tunnel flight simulator comprises a flight chamber wherein a flier may experience a freefall simulation. Airflow to support the flier is induced by fans connected above the flight chamber through a duct. A staging area having openings to the flight c... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7153136 | Free fall simulator A free fall simulator with a flight chamber, a fan system to generate airflow in the flight chamber, and a noise attenuation housing substantially enclosing the fan system. ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7094181 | Transportable trampoline system A portable trampoline exercise system, including a foldable trampoline with long-lasting rigidity in the frame and a specifically adapted carrying case for transporting the folded trampoline. The trampoline is made foldable by using hinges to connect sections of the... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7008361 | Training device assembly for group exercises, games and team contests Body exercisers, usable in a plurality of modifications, encouraging exercising on sports training devices through users' emotional stimulation and intended for group exercising, games and team contests. Prior art training devices and/or any modifications of prior a... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6875115 | Apparatus for an amusement ride and fall An amusement ride and fall apparatus includes a track having a discharge point below which there is a substantial drop. A passenger is propelled along the track to the discharge point and discharged therefrom with a horizontal component of motion. The passenger then... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6764408 | Inflatable structure with suspended features An inflatable game incorporating a flexible, inflated structure filled with gas, suitable for users to jump and bounce thereupon and a suspended structure that permits users to be suspended above the inflatable structure. The suspended structure may be a zip line, a... | 07/20/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6733398 | Amusement device An amusement device comprising at least one holder for a person and a securing device for detachably securing a person in the holder. The holder comprises at least a seat and a backrest. The securing device includes at least two straps, first ends of which are posit... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6443847 | Recreational apparatus Bungy jumping apparatus which includes one or more cables (5), means for securing the cable or cables (5) above a jump cavity (2) so as to extend across the jump cavity, a jumping platform (6) supported on one of the cables (5) and securable in a predeter... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6315672 | Free flight installation to artificial production of levitating wind Apparatus is disclosed for the production of a levitational wind comprising a flight chamber defining a levitation area, a blower unit including a plurality of blowers connected in parallel so as to provide their combined flow to the air inlet of the flig... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6210285 | Beach sling-jump amusement device A beach sling-jump amusement device for ejecting occupants into the air, featuring a pair of bows intersected by a brace secured on a support frame. An ejection seat having portions defining a trampoline for receiving an occupant. The trampoline is suppor... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6139439 | Means for linearizing an open air flow A mechanism for linearizing an open, vertically directed, high-speed air flow, generated by a propeller rotating about a vertical axis, includes a vertical cylindrical element mounted above and coaxially with the rotating propeller and a plurality of radi... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6126550 | Method and apparatus for a tilting free-fall amusement ride Method an apparatus for providing a thrilling amusement ride to a passenger stemming predominantly from the inducement of a feeling of dropping through the air and falling from the ride's supporting chair. The method includes positioning a passenger in a ... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6083110 | Vertical wind tunnel training device The present invention is a vertical wind tunnel amusement device. The device comprises a flight chamber wherein a user may experience a freefall through the atmosphere from the safety of an enclosed flight chamber. Airflow sufficient to fully support a us... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6083111 | Method and apparatus for a tilting free-fall and accelerating amusement ride Method and apparatus for providing a thrilling amusement ride to a passenger stemming predominantly from the inducement of a feeling of being propelled downward toward the ground and from the inducement of a feeling of falling from the ride's supporting c... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6001022 | Amusement facility An amusement facility having a frame with a passenger carrier movably mounted on the frame and a drive connected to the passenger carrier for moving the passenger carrier on the frame. The drive includes a cylinder and a piston with a tension member conne... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5964666 | Falling amusement ride A falling amusement ride which is capable of letting a player enjoy a thrill of dropping to the same extent as in a conventional equipment in spite of its height restrained low is provided. The falling amusement ride has a seat supported so as to go up an... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5753811 | Aerodynamic tunnel particularly suited for entertainment purposes An aerodynamic tunnel particularly suited for entertainment purposes is disclosed. The aerodynamic tunnel includes a converging section and a diffuser system having one or more vertical diffusers all of which cooperate with each other to efficiently produ... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5704841 | Device for accelerating and decelerating objects A device for accelerating and decelerating objects by introducing compressed gas into the bore of a housing. A piston is slidably mounted in the bore and has attached to it a cable which proceeds along the bore, through a first aperture near the first end... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5632686 | Pneumatic device for accelerating and decelerating objects A pneumatic device for accelerating and decelerating one or more objects by introducing compressed gas through an injection valve into the bore of a housing. A piston is slidably mounted in the bore and has a cable attached to one side. The cable travels ... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5628690 | Amusement ride with at least one longitudinal guide with a passenger vehicle capable of changes in height An amusement ride according to the present invention includes a vertical tower having one or more sides. Along each side of the tower, passengers are strapped into separate vehicles which are lifted vertically to the top of the tower, from where the vehic... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5597358 | Free fall system A vertical free fall system is proposed where a capsule with human beings is raised pneumatically in a tube, then is released to fall down in a free fall mode inside of the tube. The capsule has some means of controlling the air flow passing across the ca... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5593352 | Mobile ground level skydiving apparatus A mobile, transportable ground level skydiving simulator apparatus is provided that includes a collapsible air containment unit for directing air upwardly therethrough to enable a user or users to be supported by the airstream in simulating skydiving acti... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5427576 | Bungy jumping tower A bungy jumping tower (10) is disclosed having an elongated boom (11) arranged at an inclined angle relative to the ground, The boom (11) has at least one guide (45). A carriage (29) provides a platform from which a jumper may launch himself. The carriage... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5421783 | Human slingshot machine An amusement ride for slingshotting and bouncing humans with bungee cords. The ride is similar to a bungee jump, except that two separate bungee cords are used, and the jumper (rider) starts on the ground. The ride keeps most of the thrilling sensations o... | 06/06/1995 |
| 5417615 | Air driven amusement ride An air driven amusement ride propels a passenger vehicle upward along a guide cable out of an acceleration tube by a blast of pressurized air within the tube under the vehicle. Passengers experience a feeling of weightlessness and free fall from the time ... | 05/23/1995 |
| 5391115 | Low gravity jumping apparatus An apparatus for simulating a lower gravity environment. The invention allows individuals to experience a simulated reduction in the gravity of Earth. A large balloon provides a buoyant upward force. The balloon is attached to a sturdy frame which is secu... | 02/21/1995 |
| 4373289 | Toy trap door mechanism A toy trap door mechanism is disclosed which includes a trap door pivotably mounted within and flush to a panel which simulates the floor of a castle. A chair in the shape of a throne is rotatably mounted to the floor in the vicinity of the trap door. An ... | 02/15/1983 |
