Patent ID: 6715425
Filing Date: 2004-04-06
Classification: A63K,B61B

Abstract:
A race observation rail system comprising:a race track being disposed upon a ground and upon which horses race; a rail assembly including support members being adapted to be disposed in said ground and also including an endless rail being mounted to said support members and being set up along and adjacent said race track; a pod assembly including a pod member being movably mounted upon said endless rail and having a means of viewing a race being run on said race track, said pod member being capsule-shaped with parabolic ends, said pod assembly including a floor being disposed in said pod member and upon which seats are securely mounted; and a drive assembly for moving said pod member upon and along said endless rail, said drive assembly including bearing members being disposed in a bottom wall of said pod member, and also including shaft members being journaled through said bearing members, and further including a motor being attached to said pod member and being attached to one of said shaft members for the rotation thereof, and also including wheels being mounted to said shaft members and being engaged to said endless rail, and a control unit being disposed in said pod member and being attached to said motor for the energizing thereof.