Patent ID: 11857886
Assignee: UNIVERSAL CITY STUDIOS LLC
Field: Furniture, games (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A  B  Y | IPC A  B

Claim 19:
20. A turntable load station, the turntable load station comprising:
a structural pier;
a track formed on a top surface of the structural pier;
a movable turntable structure;
a first bogie assembly detachably coupled to an underside of the movable turntable structure, the first bogie assembly comprising a first wheeled drive assembly configured to drive a wheel to roll on the track, wherein the movable turntable structure is caused to rotate about an axis when the wheel rolls on the track;
a swap rail mounted to a radial side surface of the structural pier; and
a first translating cartridge movably mounted to the swap rail in a serviceable orientation, the first translating cartridge configured to:
move along the radial side surface of the structural pier via the swap rail while in the serviceable orientation to an unloading position underneath the first bogie assembly coupled to the movable turntable structure,
pivot from the serviceable orientation to an upright functional orientation to couple with the first wheeled drive assembly,
decouple the first wheeled drive assembly coupled to the first translating cartridge from the first bogie assembly or decouple the first bogie assembly comprising the first wheeled drive assembly coupled to the first translating cartridge from the movable turntable structure, and
pivot from the upright functional orientation to the serviceable orientation while coupled to the first wheeled drive assembly.