Patent ID: 8827272

Claim:
A recreational device comprising: a frame, a seat secured to the frame by a seat pivot joint, the seat having a first end, a second end opposite the first end, and a user supporting seat portion adapted to support a user to be displaced from the seat upon activation of a target mechanism, wherein the user supporting seat portion is positioned between the seat pivot joint and the first end, the seat further having a center of mass located between the seat pivot joint and the second end such that the seat is configured to return to a first position under the effect of gravity after the user is displaced from the seat, a seat support configured to maintain the seat in the first position when a user occupies the user supporting seat portion and configured to release the seat allowing the seat to pivot upon activation of the target mechanism to displace the user from the seat, wherein the seat support comprises: a first seat support member pivotally secured to the frame, and a second seat support member pivotally secured to the seat and to the first seat support member by a support pivot, wherein the support pivot defines a seat support angle between the first seat support member and the second seat support member, and wherein the seat support maintains the seat in the first position when the angle is less than or equal to 180 degrees, and releases the seat from the first position when the angle is greater than 180 degrees, and a target mechanism connected to the seat support by a force transition system configured to transfer a force applied to the target mechanism to the seat support causing the support pivot to rotate thereby increasing the seat support angle to greater than 180 degrees and causing the seat support to release the seat and displace a user from the seat.