Amusement raft ride
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1. A raft for an amusement ride, said raft having:
- A. at least one passenger support having accommodations thereon sufficient to accommodate at least one passenger,B. at least a first link positioned on said raft, said first link being matingly compatible with a second link on another raft of said ride,C. at least one buoyant member andD. at least one connection between the buoyant member(s) and at least one connected portion of said raft,1. said connected portion being at least one portion of said raft other than said buoyant member(s) and being connected with said buoyant member(s) through said connection(s), and2. said connection(s) comprising at least one rotary connector which provides rotation of the buoyant member(s) about a generally upright axis, including rotation relative to said connected portion(s) and relative to said first link.
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Abstract
A raft for an amusement ride is provided. The raft has at least one passenger support having accommodations sufficient to accommodate at least one passenger thereon. At least one link is provided on the raft, and is compatible with a link on another raft to allow the interconnection of a plurality of rafts to form the amusement ride. The passenger support is connected to a buoyant portion of the raft through a rotary connector to allow rotation of the passenger support relative to the buoyant portion of the raft.
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48 Claims
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1. A raft for an amusement ride, said raft having:
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A. at least one passenger support having accommodations thereon sufficient to accommodate at least one passenger, B. at least a first link positioned on said raft, said first link being matingly compatible with a second link on another raft of said ride, C. at least one buoyant member and D. at least one connection between the buoyant member(s) and at least one connected portion of said raft, 1. said connected portion being at least one portion of said raft other than said buoyant member(s) and being connected with said buoyant member(s) through said connection(s), and 2. said connection(s) comprising at least one rotary connector which provides rotation of the buoyant member(s) about a generally upright axis, including rotation relative to said connected portion(s) and relative to said first link. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An amusement ride comprising a plurality of rafts including at least two rafts each having at least one passenger support and at least one buoyant member, said ride having:
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A. a channel having fabricated guide members therein which are configured for guiding said rafts in a flow of water along a flow path in said channel; B. said ride further comprising; 1. at least a first link that a. extends between and links said at least two rafts for retaining them generally adjacent one another, and b. provides the linked rafts with freedom of motion relative to one another, at said first link, in at least one direction; and 2. connections, including at least one connection in each of said two rafts, between at least one respective buoyant member and at least one respective connected portion in each of said two rafts, a. each respective connected portion being a portion of one of said two rafts that is other than a buoyant member thereof and being connected with the respective buoyant member of said raft through one of said connections, and b. said connections respectively comprising rotary connectors which provide rotation of the respective buoyant members relative to the respective connected portions. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. An amusement ride comprising at least on raft having at least one passenger support and buoyant means, said ride including:
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A. a channel configured for conducting a flow of water through said channel, B. fabricated guide members included in said channel for guiding said raft in said flow of water along a flow path in said channel, C. engaging means defined by an external surface of said buoyant means, D. said guide members being so positioned to cause frictional engagement of said engaging means with said guide members as said raft is guided in said flow of water along said flow path, E. said raft further including; 1. a frame to which said passenger support is secured; and 2. a rotary connector for mounting at least part of said buoyant means for rotation relative to said frame and for causing said buoyant means part, including said engaging means, to rotate relative to said frame upon such frictional engagement of said engaging means with said guide members. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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