US 11,980,824 B1
Passenger operated amusement karts, passenger operated amusement kart wheel assemblies, methods for traversing amusement kart tracks, and methods for engaging a passenger operated amusement kart to a track
Brandon Paul, Coeur d'Alene, ID (US); and Jim Styner, Coeur d'Alene, ID (US)
Assigned to MAGCAR LLC, Coeur d'Alene, ID (US)
Filed by MAGCAR LLC, Coeur d'Alene, ID (US)
Filed on Jan. 30, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/777,647.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/798,999, filed on Jan. 30, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/798,987, filed on Jan. 30, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/833,443, filed on Apr. 12, 2019.
Int. Cl. A63G 25/00 (2006.01); B60B 19/00 (2006.01)
CPC A63G 25/00 (2013.01) [B60B 19/006 (2013.01); B60B 2200/47 (2013.01); B60B 2900/931 (2013.01)] 3 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A passenger operated amusement kart wheel assembly comprising:
a kart wheel defining at least one recess within the wheel;
magnetized material within the one recess;
a magnetized material support member within the one recess and extending between sides of the wheel, the magnetized material being suspended by the magnetized material support member within the one recess;
a frame within the one recess and defining another recess configured to receive the magnetized material support member, the frame rotatably mounted to the magnetized material support member about the other recess; and
wherein the frame defines a triangular suspension in at least one cross section to support the magnetized material proximate tread of the wheel.