US 12,138,558 B2
Amusement ride for children
Abdullah Mohammed Abdullah, Safat (KW); Asmaa Saad Alenezi, Safat (KW); Ameenah Mohammed Alawadhi, Safat (KW); Munira Abdullah Alghannam, Safat (KW); and Shaikha Khaled Almasoud, Safat (KW)
Assigned to KUWAIT UNIVERSITY, Safat (KW)
Filed by KUWAIT UNIVERSITY, Safat (KW)
Filed on Jun. 29, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/362,158.
Prior Publication US 2022/0410019 A1, Dec. 29, 2022
Int. Cl. A63G 9/16 (2006.01); A63G 9/02 (2006.01); A63G 9/04 (2006.01); A63G 27/00 (2006.01)
CPC A63G 9/16 (2013.01) [A63G 9/02 (2013.01); A63G 9/04 (2013.01); A63G 27/00 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An amusement ride for children, comprising:
a frame including a roof frame;
a track structure mounted on the roof frame;
a trolley assembly mounted on the track structure, the trolley assembly including an elongated crossbar having opposing ends;
a drive assembly mounted on the roof frame, the drive assembly including a prime mover having a rotatable shaft, a crank attached to the rotatable shaft, and a connecting rod having a first end pivotally attached to the crank and a second end attached to the crossbar, the prime mover being actuable to push and pull the trolley assembly in reciprocating translational movement in the track structure; and
a passenger carriage suspended from the opposing ends of the crossbar and free to swing back and forth below the roof frame as the trolley assembly reciprocates in the track structure, the passenger carriage having a base platform and a passenger platform adapted for carrying children rotatably mounted above the base platform, the passenger platform being manually rotatable by a passenger while the passenger carriage is swinging to simultaneously induce swinging and rotating sensations in the children being carried in the passenger carriage.