Patent ID: 6746335
Filing Date: 2004-06-08
Classification: A63G,B66D,F03G,F16F,Y02E

Abstract:
An amusement ride having a rapid-winding winch and a cable coupled to the rapid-winding winch and a passenger carriage, the rapid-winding winch comprising:a) an energy storage mechanism comprising one or more elastic devices; b) one or more tethers coupled directly or indirectly to the elastic devices; c) an axle having a winding surface with a diameter, wherein the tethers are windable and unwindable about the winding surface of the axle; and d) a winding mechanism comprising at least one drum coupled directly or indirectly to the axle and having a winding surface with a diameter, wherein the cable is windable and unwindable about the winding surface of the drum, the drum winding surface diameter being greater than the axle winding surface diameter to provide a mechanical advantage when winding and unwinding the cable.