Vehicle for a fun-fair or the like

• US 4,501,434 A
• Filed: 09/17/1982
• Issued: 02/26/1985
• Est. Priority Date: 09/17/1982
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: DM International Ltd.
• Original Assignee: D M International Limited
• Inventors: Dupuis, Jean L.
• Primary Examiner(s): Peters, Jr., Joseph F.
• Assistant Examiner(s): HILL, MITCHELL
• Application Number:
  US06/419,140
• Time in Patent Office: 893 Days
• Field of Search: 280/206, 180/10, 188/74, 188/78, 188/330, 272/1 R, 272/1 B, 272/11 S, 441/66, 441/78, 441/72, 441/79, 441/129, 441/130, 441/136
• US Class Current: 280/206
• CPC Class Codes: A63G 29/00 Rolling drums turning somersaults with or without rolling seats hoop exercising apparatus driven by the user A63B19/00

Abstract

The vehicle comprises an element which forms a wheel, preferably a sphere 11 having an outer bearing surface and an inner bearing surface and, inside the wheel 11, an element which forms a preferably hemispherical car 1 for at least one passenger, said car 1 being adapted to slide along the inner surface of the wheel 11 when the latter rotates.

Claims

1. A vehicle comprising a sphere adapted to freely rotate upon its outer surface having separate upper and lower segments pivotally connected at a point on the periphery of the sphere thereby permitting opening and closing of the sphere;

a car comprising a spherical segment provided with at least one means on its outer surface adapted to rotatingly bear against the inner surface of said sphere thereby separating said car from said inner surface while permitting free rotational movement of said car apart from the rotational movement of said sphere;

at least one seat within said car adapted to receive and secure a passenger therein; and

means associated with at least one of said bearing means for braking the rotational movement of said car with respect to said sphere thereby permitting said passenger to control the rotation of said car with respect to the rotation of said sphere, said braking means comprising a braking surface adapted to contact the inner surface of said bearing means thereby securing said bearing means against rotation.

2. A vehicle according to claim 1 in which the braking surface is actuated by said passenger through a mechanical lever means connected thereto through a linkage means.

3. A vehicle according to claim 2 in which said car is provided with a plurality of seats conforming essentially to the contour of its spherical segment.