Patent ID: 6561916
Filing Date: 2003-05-13
Classification: A63G,B66D,F03G,F16F,Y02E

Abstract:
An amusement ride, comprising:a) a passenger carriage; b) a lock releasably securing the carriage in a fixed position; c) one or more cables connected to the carriage; d) one or more towers supporting the cables; e) an energy storage mechanism having one or more elastic members, a first attachment member and a second attachment member with the elastic members connected between the first and second attachment members, and one or more actuators coupled to the first attachment member; and f) a winch comprising one or more tethers connected to the second attachment member, an axle having a winding surface with a diameter, wherein the tethers are windable and unwindable about the surface of the axle, one or more drums coupled directly or indirectly to the axle and having a winding surface with a diameter, wherein the cables are windable and unwindable about the surface of the drums, the drum surfaces diameter being greater than the axle surface diameter to provide a mechanical advantage when winding and unwinding the cables to move the carriage.