Patent ID: 8166885

Claim:
A suspended cable ride comprising: a loop of cable; at least two towers; a turning beam drive assembly having a spine supporting at least three sheave wheels functioning to drive the cable at a desired speed around the loop; at least two of the sheave wheels on the turning beam drive assembly being powered by motors; at each end of the spine the turning beam drive assembly having an end sheave wheel attached at a substantially right angle to a plane of at least one of the sheave wheels, said end sheave wheels supporting the cable against gravity; a turning beam assembly having a spine supporting at least three sheave wheels; at each end of the spine the turning beam assembly having an end sheave wheel attached at a substantially right angle to the plane of at least one of the sheave wheels powered by motors, said end sheave wheels supporting the cable against gravity; at least one of the towers having a turning beam drive assembly attached to the tower at a point above the ground; the remaining towers having a turning beam assemblies attached to the tower at a point above the ground; the turning beam drive assembly and the turning beam assemblies supporting the cable above the ground; and at least one rider conveyance for holding at least one rider attached to the cable.