US 12,005,366 B2
Amusement device for fairs, amusement parks or the like
Willy Walser, Murg (CH); and Roman Rothe, Reichenburg (CH)
Filed by Willy Walser, Murg (CH); and Roman Rothe, Reichenburg (CH)
Filed on Jan. 19, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/579,295.
Claims priority of application No. 21152324 (EP), filed on Jan. 19, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0226740 A1, Jul. 21, 2022
Int. Cl. A63G 1/10 (2006.01); A63G 1/26 (2006.01)
CPC A63G 1/10 (2013.01) [A63G 1/26 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An amusement device for fun fairs or amusement parks, comprising a substantially circular plane base (1) on which a star-shaped drive unit (3, 31) with radially extending arms (8) is arranged which is rotatably mounted on a support bearing (5, 28) of the base (1), and at least one passenger gondola is arranged on each arm (8) of the drive unit (3, 31), characterized in that one or more of the passenger gondolas arranged on the arms (8, 32) are displaceable in the radial direction of the drive unit (3, 31) by means of respective pushing devices (15, 24) each displaceably arranged in the longitudinal direction of the arms (8, 32), the respective passenger gondolas being coupled to the respective pushing devices (15, 24) for radial displacement, and in that the pushing devices (15, 24) follow a predetermined guide track (7, 14) during the circulation of the drive unit (3, 31) on the base (1), so that the passenger gondolas follow a circulation path on the base (1) which corresponds to the course of the guide track (7, 14).