Patent ID: 8282496
Filing Date: 2012-10-09
Classification: A63G

Abstract:
1. An amusement apparatus, comprising: a platform with a slot that follows a continuous course including both clockwise turns and counterclockwise turns; a plurality of cars each supported by respective wheels that ride on the platform; an elongate flexible drive member that translates along a path corresponding to said slot; a plurality of couplers corresponding to said plurality of cars, each respective coupler including a member which couples a corresponding car to said drive member, said respective coupler allowing the corresponding car to move away from said slot in opposite directions in response to whipping forces resulting from translational movement of the drive member in clockwise and counterclockwise turns of the path; and at least one spring for each car that acts on the corresponding car to move the corresponding car toward said slot in order to counteract the movement of the corresponding car away from the slot as caused by the whipping forces.