Patent ID: 7455592
Filing Date: 2008-11-25
Classification: A63G

Abstract:
1. A support installation for a fairground attraction, comprising: a base; two pairs of masts adapted to move between a collapsed and an erected position; and a head that is situated at the top of the masts when the masts are in the erected position, wherein the head is adapted to have mounted thereon one of a Ferris wheel and a swing, wherein the masts each, include a plurality of segments that are joined to one another such that the segments pivot with respect to each other, wherein each mast includes a respective base segment joined to the base such that the base segment pivots with respect to the base and a top segment pivots with respect to the base segment, wherein the top segment is joined to the head, wherein each pair of masts in the erected position forms a first and second side of a triangle and the base forms a third side of said triangle, wherein each mast has only two segments, and wherein the base has a longitudinal direction and pivot joints between the segments are oriented essentially transversely to said longitudinal direction.