Patent ID: 7695070

Claim:
An amusement ride retaining system, comprising: an amusement ride chair member for passengers of different types, sizes and forms to sit on, wherein said chair member is not vertically attached to and supported by a seat located beneath said chair member; and a passenger retaining device provided for the chair member of the amusement ride vehicle for securely holding passengers on the amusement ride chair member against being dashed about by dynamic movements and rotary movements of the amusement ride chair member and against falling off the amusement ride, said retaining device having an essentially U-shaped rigid bail and a latching device, said bail being movable between at least one getting on position and at least one retaining position, wherein the bail is provided at least adjacent to a connection region of the seat with the back rest so that in the retaining position the bail surrounds, at least to a major extent, the pelvic region of the passenger using the chair member and wherein the bail is arranged in an anthropometrically optimized plane, which is inclined at an angle of 40° to 50° with the horizontal, and when the amusement device is in the position ready for the passenger to get on and off, the seat is at an angle inclined to the horizontal in a range of 0° to 30°, and the back rest is inclined to the seat at an angle of 70° to 95°, the bail being structured to support the entire weight of the passenger to be restrained and to contact the pelvic region of the passenger to prevent the passenger from being ejected from the vehicle when subjected to the dynamic and rotary movements of the amusement ride chair member.