US 11,654,373 B2
Pivot coaster systems, apparatuses, and methods
Merin Jay Swasey, North Logan, UT (US); Michael Dean Worley, Wellsville, UT (US); Jason Ross Parrish, Nibley, UT (US); Nyles Todd Snyder, Nibley, UT (US); Quin Reeding Checketts, Sumiyoshihonmachi (JP); and Michael Steven Heare, Logan, UT (US)
Assigned to S&S WORLDWIDE, INC., Logan, UT (US)
Filed by S&S WORLDWIDE, INC., Logan, UT (US)
Filed on Oct. 27, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/81,316.
Application 17/081,316 is a continuation of application No. 15/960,124, filed on Apr. 23, 2018, granted, now 10,881,973.
Prior Publication US 2021/0039002 A1, Feb. 11, 2021
Int. Cl. A63G 21/08 (2006.01); A63G 27/02 (2006.01); A63G 7/00 (2006.01)
CPC A63G 21/08 (2013.01) [A63G 7/00 (2013.01); A63G 27/02 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An amusement ride vehicle comprising:
a main chassis configured to ride on a track, the main chassis comprising a frame projecting away from the track, the frame having a proximal portion and a distal portion, wherein the distal portion is further from the track than the proximal portion;
a passenger chassis with one or more passenger seats; and
a hub rotatably coupling the passenger chassis to the distal portion of the frame at only a single rotatable connection point wherein the hub is configured to dampen rotation of the passenger chassis, wherein the hub comprises:
a magnet generating a magnetic field and coupled to the main chassis, and
a fin coupled to the passenger chassis such that the passenger chassis rotates with the fin, the fin extending into the magnetic field of the magnet, the fin configured to dampen rotation of the passenger chassis,
wherein the hub and the frame are entirely behind the one or more passenger seats,
wherein the passenger chassis is mounted to face forward with respect to a direction of travel of the main chassis,
wherein the hub allows the passenger chassis to rotate in a direction approximately orthogonal relative to the direction of travel of the main chassis around a single axis of lateral rotation that is approximately aligned with the direction of travel of the main chassis,
wherein the single axis extends through the one or more passenger seats, and
wherein the passenger chassis rotation is substantially due to centrifugal force as the main chassis travels along the track.