Patent ID: 8087360
Filing Date: 2012-01-03
Classification: A62B,A63G,B61B

Abstract:
1. A system forming an amusement ride, the system comprising: a cable held in suspension between a first support and a second support and extending generally downward therebetween from a first location proximate the first support to a second position proximate the second support; a trolley traveling along the cable, constrained to remain on the cable while traveling in each of two opposite directions therealong between the first and second locations, and comprising a brake pad positioned to contact the cable; the trolley wherein the brake pad comprises a first material and second material, distinct from the first material, at least one of the first and second materials comprising a polymer; a harness suspended from the trolley, carrying a load when traveling downward toward the second location; pulleys defining a path of a retrieval line having first and second leg portions spaced from and substantially parallel to the cable; the retrieval line, formed in a continuous loop extending throughout the path and operating selectively in a first direction and a second direction, effectively opposite the first direction; the first leg portion being positioned between a pair of such cables held in suspension, and the second leg portion being positioned between another pair of such cables held in suspension; a drive, driving the retrieval line throughout the path; a connector, selectively attached between the trolley and the retrieval line exclusively during retrieval of the trolley and effecting drawing the trolley upward along the cable toward the first location; and the connector, selectively disattached between the trolley and the retrieval line during travel of the trolley downward along the cable to effect freeing the trolley to descend from the first location toward the second location.