Patent ID: 8852006
Filing Date: 2014-10-07
Classification: A63G

Abstract:
1. An observation wheel, comprising: a load-bearing structure comprising an outer ring-shaped element having a center and an outer peripheral edge, and a plurality of radial members extending radially outwardly from said center of said outer ring-shaped element to said outer peripheral edge of said outer ring-shaped element; a plurality of passenger units all of which are fixed to said outer peripheral edge of the same outer ring-shaped element of said load-bearing structure, wherein said passenger units are arranged in a plurality of groups along said outer peripheral edge of the same outer ring-shaped element, wherein the circumferential distances between said groups of passenger units within the same outer ring-shaped element exceeds the circumferential distances between said passenger units within said groups, and wherein said outer ring-shaped element is reinforced in areas of said groups.