This page contains the third division of rotating and swinging rides, those that are not similar to carousels or ferris wheels. Multi-axis roundabouts, carousel-ferris wheel combinations, large swings, and large seesaws are included here. Intersecting-path rides and occupant-propelled rides related to flying cages are placed in separate tables on this page. Playground-scale rides are largely excluded.
Other rotating and swinging rides are on the following pages:
Carousels, himalaya rides, circle swings, etc.
Ferris wheels
Miscellaneous rides are on the other rides page or the other amusement devices page.
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| patent number | issue date | inventor/ assignee | patent title [comment] | google link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 408798 | 8/1889 | Dodge | Roundabout | 408798 |
| 659693 | 10/1900 | Possien & Maquaire | Rotary transporting device | 659693 |
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772549 =RE12435 |
10/1904 1/1906 | Weidner | Merry-go-round | 772549 RE12435 |
| 779568 | 1/1905 | Taylor/ Aerial Circuit Pleasure Wheel | Roundabout | 779568 |
| 826758 | 7/1906 | Weidner | Merry-go-round | 826758 |
| 848408 | 3/1907 | Taylor | Roundabout or carousel | 848408 |
| 857851 | 6/1907 | Wetherill | Amusement device | 857851 |
| 870440 | 11/1907 | Karr | Horizontal roller coaster | 870440 |
| 879872 | 2/1908 | Hill/ Darcy & Speck | Amusement apparatus | 879872 |
| 914884 | 3/1909 | Sagehomme | Amusement apparatus | 914884 |
| 921135 | 5/1909 | Marble/ Pleasure Park | Amusement device | 921135 |
| 946730 | 1/1910 | Jones | Amusement apparatus | 946730 |
| 974599 | 11/1910 | Reynolds/ Amusement Park Railway | Carousel [Auto Maze] | 974599 |
| 978007 | 12/1910 | Darcy | Chain gearing and spacing mechanism | 978007 |
| 1019834 | 3/1912 | Pollak | Railway for pleasure or sport [intersecting paths] | 1019834 |
| 1032092 | 7/1912 | Taylor | Roundabout or carousel | 1032092 |
| 1065470 | 6/1913 | Roed | Carousel | 1065470 |
| 1165552 | 12/1915 | Stanley & Porter | Amusement device | 1165552 |
| 1290392 | 1/1919 | Stanley | Amusement device | 1290392 |
| 1350086 | 8/1920 | Stanley & Porter | Amusement device | 1350086 |
| 1363133 | 12/1920 | Lauster/ American Rides | Amusement device | 1363133 |
| 1412711 | 4/1922 | Sabot & Schalk | Amusement apparatus | 1412711 |
| 1514961 | 11/1924 | Goldman | Amusement apparatus | 1514961 |
| 2177804 | 10/1939 | Hanna | Amusement device [figure 8 pathway] | 2177804 |
| 2200684 | 5/1940 | Vollbrecht | Passenger carrying amusement device | 2200684 |
| 2601832 | 7/1952 | Hester | Amusement ride | 2601832 |
| patent number | issue date | inventor/ assignee | patent title [comment] | google link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1244735 | 10/1917 | Hinricks | Amusement apparatus [inverting compartment] | 1244735 |
| GB 412746 | 7/1934 | Openshaw | Improvements relating to public amusement devices [UK patent for original flying cages] | |
| 2076113 | 3/1937 | Bartlett | Amusement ride [Loop-the-Loop] | 2076113 |
| 3972527 | 8/1976 | Bacon/ Arrow | Passenger powered rotating amusement ride | 3972527 |
| 4032138 | 6/1977 | Willis/ Arrow | Adjustable position counterweight assembly for amusement ride | 4032138 |
| 4240623 | 12/1980 | Edwards | Circle swing | 4240623 |
| patent number | issue date | inventor/ assignee | patent title [comment] | google link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70985 | 11/1867 | Forrester | Rotary swing | 70985 |
| 283388 | 8/1883 | Forrester | Swing [powered and occupant controlled] | 283388 |
| 294983 | 3/1884 | Forrester | Swing | 294983 |
| 326474 | 9/1885 | Bungarz | Roundabout | 326474 |
| 340193 | 4/1886 | Bishop | Rotary swing | |
| 419490 | 1/1890 | Barratt & Barratt | Apparatus for public amusement | 419490 |
| 438315 | 10/1890 | Hall | Amusement apparatus [suspended ring] | 438315 |
| 439369 | 10/1890 | Amelung | Roundabout [revolving, oscillating ring] | 439369 |
| 444585 | 1/1891 | Ullven | Roundabout | 444585 |
| 445851 | 2/1891 | Easton | Roundabout | 445851 |
| 448056 | 3/1891 | Lidster | Roundabout | 448056 |
| 452227 | 5/1891 | Mangels | Roundabout [razzle-dazzle improvement] | 452227 |
| 468962 | 2/1892 | Baum | Carrousel | 468962 |
| 499800 | 6/1893 | Perew | Roundabout | 499800 |
| 504886 | 9/1893 | Moore | Merry-go-round | 504886 |
| 531403 | 12/1894 | Armitage et al | Roundabout | 531403 |
| 539717 | 5/1895 | Barnhart | Merry-go-round [tilting ring suspended by cables] | 539717 |
| 545406 | 8/1895 | Higinbotham | Giant swing | 545406 |
| 547614 | 10/1895 | Moore | Merry-go-round | 547614 |
| 553468 | 1/1896 | Hughes | Carousel [racing] | 553468 |
| 563894 | 7/1896 | Thannhemier | Pleasure wheel [multi-axis] | 563894 |
| 571626 | 11/1896 | Simpson | Merry-go-round [rotating seesaw] | 571626 |
| 584131 | 6/1897 | Hayden | Seesaw | 584131 |
| 599833 | 3/1898 | Davis | Seesaw | 599833 |
| 611482 | 9/1989 | Herfurth | Merry-go-round | 611482 |
| 612993 | 10/1898 | Rogers & Thompson/ Giant See-Saw | Seesaw | 612993 |
| 625074 | 5/1899 | Weber | Pleasure wheel [inclined axis] | 625074 |
| 660168 | 10/1900 | Schmitt | Merry-go-round | 660168 |
| 673206 | 4/1901 | Hardy | Gravitation or gigantic wheel for recreation purposes | 673206 |
| 708540 | 8/1902 | Felton | Roundabout | 708540 |
| 713070 | 11/1902 | Cronin/ Atlantic Coast Amusement | Cycloidal carousel [multiple ferris wheel] | 713070 |
| 718784 | 1/1903 | McKay | Swing | 718784 |
| 732427 | 6/1903 | McCormick & McDaniel | Amusement device [egg beater motion] | 732427 |
| 739691 | 9/1903 | Manig | Roundabout | 739691 |
| 741758 | 10/1903 | Beisel | Roundabout [multi-axis] | 741758 |
| 743377 | 11/1903 | Danner | Mechanical amusement [multiple ferris wheel carousel] | 743377 |
| 753037 | 2/1904 | Blair | Observation wheel | 753037 |
| 753197 | 2/1904 | Gilman/ American Amusement | Seesaw amusement apparatus [observation type] | 753197 |
| 758579 | 4/1904 | Armstrong/ Spencer | Swing [giant arm] | 758579 |
| 763811 | 6/1904 | Thom | Carousel | 763811 |
| 798392 | 8/1905 | Cobley & Cavanaugh | Amusement apparatus [inclined axis] | 798392 |
| 801046 | 10/1905 | Porter & Porter | Amusement apparatus [multi-axis] | 801046 |
| 802127 | 10/1905 | Whitcomb | Multiple seesaw | 802127 |
| 805991 | 11/1905 | Patterson | Amusement apparatus | 805991 |
| 813159 | 2/1906 | Long | Merry-go-round [inclined-axis circle swing] | 813159 |
| 813623 | 2/1906 | Donaldson | Roundabout | 813623 |
| 813953 | 2/1906 | Dalton | Amusement device [powered razzle-dazzle] | 813953 |
| 815103 | 3/1906 | Leinert | Roundabout | 815103 |
| 821060 | 5/1906 | Pusterla & Testi | Water carousel | 821060 |
| 821219 | 5/1906 | Clow | Swing | 821219 |
| 822677 | 6/1906 | Loiseleur | Merry skating rink | 822677 |
| 826682 | 7/1906 | Morgan | See-saw | 826682 |
| 827214 | 7/1906 | Cooley | Observation tower [climbing ferris wheel] | 827214 |
| 836016 | 11/1906 | Doner | Roundabout [circle swing with inclined axis] | 836016 |
| 836799 | 11/1906 | Barnhart | Amusement apparatus [razzle-dazzle improvement] | 836799 |
| 837803 | 12/1906 | Davidson | Roundabout [inclined axis] | 837803 |
| 842635 | 1/1907 | Dodson | Amusement apparatus | 842635 |
| 846925 | 3/1907 | Kramer | Amusement device | 846925 |
| 850973 | 4/1907 | Shafer | Quadruplex cycle | 850973 |
| 852149 | 4/1907 | Warth | Amusement apparatus [multi-axis] | 852149 |
| 854183 | 5/1907 | Spice | Swing | 854183 |
| 857903 | 6/1907 | Porter & Porter | Amusement apparatus [multi-axis] | 857903 |
| 861248 | 7/1907 | Barnhart | Amusement apparatus [razzle-dazzle improvement] | 861248 |
| 862311 | 8/1907 | Cory/ World Construction | Amusement apparatus [circle swing with inclined axis] | 862311 |
| 862365 | 8/1907 | Winnet | Amusement device [multi-axis] | 862365 |
| 862366 | 8/1907 | Winnet | Amusement device [Rain-Bow Dip] | 862366 |
| 863133 | 8/1907 | Armitage/ Guinn | Amusement apparatus [circular platform] | 863133 |
| 863362 | 8/1907 | Croishier | Amusement device | 863362 |
| 878400 | 2/1908 | Johnston/ Johnston Circle Wave | Amusement device [inclined axis] | 878400 |
| 891793 | 6/1908 | Chapman & Cromley/ Rocker Swing | Amusement device [rocking ship] | 891793 |
| 898056 | 9/1908 | Malsin | Amusement apparatus | 898056 |
| 898948 | 9/1908 | Wilderman | Amusement device [swing] | 898948 |
| 899497 | 9/1908 | Adelhelm/ Harmon | Amusement device | 899497 |
| 905282 | 12/1908 | Bragg | Amusement device | 905282 |
| 906625 | 12/1908 | Hamilton & Swallender/ United States Amusement | Roundabout [multi-axis] | 906625 |
| 913511 | 2/1909 | Kiralfy | Amusement device | 913511 |
| 914723 | 3/1909 | Huebner/ Barrel Amusement | Amusement device [barrel roundabout] | 914723 |
| 920567 | 5/1909 | Hayes | Amusement device | 920567 |
| 922723 | 5/1909 | Sauvé | Roundabout [tilting] | 922723 |
| 923087 | 5/1909 | Steen | Carousel or merry-go-round [multi-axis] | 923087 |
| 924155 | 6/1909 | Fitch | Merry-go-round [multi-axis] | 924155 |
| 932057 | 8/1909 | Potts & Lovell | Amusement device [multi-axis] | 932057 |
| 932089 | 8/1909 | Armitage/ Guinn | Amusement apparatus [tilting and rotating ring] | 932089 |
| 941902 | 11/1909 | Alexander | Amusement device | 941902 |
| 946639 | 1/1910 | Lewis | Rotary swing | 946639 |
| 952843 | 3/1910 | Rosquist | Amusement device | 952843 |
| 953119 | 3/1910 | Bramkamp | Roundabout | 953119 |
| 979385 | 12/1910 | Doran | Amusement apparatus | 979385 |
| 988419 | 4/1911 | Wildrick | Carousel | 988419 |
| 991336 | 5/1911 | Mangels | Amusement apparatus [teacup-type ride with lifting motions] | 991336 |
| 1006666 | 10/1911 | Mayfield | Amusement apparatus [multiple rocking motions] | 1006666 |
| 1016712 | 2/1912 | Schilling | Swing | 1016712 |
| 1026333 | 5/1912 | Van Sant & Banker/ Eureka Amusement | Amusement apparatus | 1026333 |
| 1031510 | 7/1912 | Bail | Water carousel | 1031510 |
| 1037453 | 9/1912 | De Vito | Roundabout | 1037453 |
| 1044391 | 11/1912 | Jones | Roundabout swing | 1044391 |
| 1050430 | 1/1913 | Crosby | Merry-go-round [multiple motions] | 1050430 |
| 1053595 | 2/1913 | Hartley & Bishop | Roundabout [near miss pair] | 1053595 |
| 1065642 | 6/1913 | Traver/ Park Engineering | Amusement device [multi-axis aerial swing] | 1065642 |
| 1066640 | 7/1913 | McLevie | Merry-go-round [multiple motions; improvement to 966,229] | 1066640 |
| 1073970 | 9/1913 | Ernst | Amusement device [roundabout] | 1073970 |
| 1078645 | 11/1913 | Shamroy | Roundabout [epicycloidal paths] | 1078645 |
| 1080927 | 12/1913 | Reeves | Roundabout | 1080927 |
| 1081554 | 12/1913 | Rodeck | Public amusement device [inflatable rotating platform] | 1081554 |
| 1090065 | 3/1914 | Jacobs | Movable carousel and ferris wheel | 1090065 |
| 1101141 | 6/1914 | Moss | Amusement roundabout with mechanical flight and tilting attachments | 1101141 |
| 1108708 | 8/1914 | Cooley | Aumusement device [multiple motions] | 1108708 |
| 1109421 | 9/1914 | Jobson | Amusement apparatus [concentric rings] | 1109421 |
| 1116143 | 11/1914 | Smalstig | Merry-go-round [multiple paths] | 1116143 |
| 1121813 | 12/1914 | Dunham | Roundabout | 1121813 |
| 1123653 | 1/1915 | Anderson & Brockway | Amusement apparatus or aviator instructor | 1123653 |
| 1124336 | 1/1915 | Schmitt | Motor boat carousel | 1124336 |
| 1128890 | 2/1915 | Mangels | Amusement apparatus [Whip] | 1128890 |
| 1139232 | 5/1915 | Schwarz | Rotary swing | 1139232 |
| 1143352 | 6/1915 | Boecker | Merry-go-round [inclined, with diving cabins] | 1143352 |
| 1147391 | 7/1915 | Gordon | Mechanical amusement device [swing variant] | 1147391 |
| 1150245 | 8/1915 | Bramkamp | Roundabout | 1150245 |
| 1163553 | 12/1915 | Packer | Shifting weight power machine [observation arm] | 1163553 |
| 1167650 | 1/1916 | Nachtigall | Carousel | 1167650 |
| 1174544 | 3/1916 | Bursteen | Merry-go-round | 1174544 |
| 1186185 | 6/1916 | Guinn | Roundabout [ring-type with raising mechanism] | 1186185 |
| 1192226 | 7/1916 | Reagen/ Schwartz | Amusement device | 1192226 |
| 1198325 | 9/1916 | Calhoun | Rolling swing | 1198325 |
| 1220332 | 3/1917 | Happel | Giant swing [with elevated starting platform] | 1220332 |
| 1235506 | 7/1917 | Strauss | Passenger-carrying device [Aeroscope] | 1235506 |
| 1262373 | 4/1918 | Mongillo | Amusement apparatus [multiple see-saw] | 1262373 |
| 1263269 | 4/1918 | Metzler/ McHenry | Amusement apparatus | 1263269 |
| 1264738 | 4/1918 | Woolard | Amusement or pleasure wheel | 1264738 |
| 1272250 | 7/1918 | Gibson | Amusement device [improvement of 1107287] | |
| 1277614 | 9/1918 | Lowrey | Roundabout [multiple concentric platforms] | 1277614 |
| 1280679 | 10/1918 | D'Errico | Carousel [compound motion] | 1280679 |
| 1326177 | 12/1919 | Bradley | Amusement device [carousel with additional motions] | 1326177 |
| 1332174 | 2/1920 | Gollner | Amusement device | 1332174 |
| 1334592 | 3/1920 | Breinig & Breinig | Amusement device | 1334592 |
| 1346576 | 7/1920 | Welch | Amusement device | 1346576 |
| 1371528 | 3/1921 | van Kannel | Multiform amusement wheel | 1371528 |
| 1373425 | 4/1921 | Hoadley | Amusement device | 1373425 |
| 1382173 | 6/1921 | Czerwonka | Roundabout | 1382173 |
| 1386590 | 8/1921 | Alpert | Amusement device | 1386590 |
| 1398639 | 11/1921 | Kohler/ United Mines | Amusement device (circling whip) | 1398639 |
| 1398652 | 11/1921 | Rozanski | Roundabout | 1398652 |
| 1402368 | 1/1922 | Mongillo | Amusement apparatus [multiple motions] | 1402368 |
| 1405923 | 2/1922 | Kohler/ United Mines | Amusement device (Revolving walking beam) | 1405923 |
| 1406705 | 2/1922 | Welch | Amusement device | 1406705 |
| 1409279 | 3/1922 | Boldizzoni | Amusement apparatus [multiple motions] | 1409279 |
| 1416783 | 5/1922 | Bruno | Amusement device | 1416783 |
| 1420437 | 6/1922 | Mayer/ Schneps | Amusement device [circular whip variant] | 1420437 |
| 1421013 | 6/1922 | Kohler/ United Mines | Gyratory roundabout | 1421013 |
| 1421683 | 7/1922 | Garvey & Miner | Captive aeroplane | 1421683 |
| 1429457 | 9/1922 | Sallmann | Amusement park device [rotating dancing platform] | 1429457 |
| 1432224 | 10/1922 | Welsh | Amusement device [rotating and oscillating ring] | 1432224 |
| 1437299 | 11/1922 | Finazzo | Amusement device [multiple powered teeter] | 1437299 |
| 1440609 | 1/1923 | Kudler | Merry-go-round | 1440609 |
| 1455128 | 5/1923 | Uzzell | Carrousel [Frolic improvement?] | 1455128 |
| 1459474 | 6/1923 | MacDonald et al | Amusement appliance [waltzing roundabout] | 1459474 |
| 1461075 | 7/1923 | Tuso | Amusement device [inclined axis rotary swing] | 1461075 |
| 1465012 | 8/1923 | Kohler/ United Mines | Gyratory roundabout | 1465012 |
| 1469910 | 10/1923 | Jacobs | Traveling swing [portable ride] | 1469910 |
| 1476922 | 12/1923 | Ridgway | Amusement device [crack-the-whip roundabout] | 1476922 |
| 1477498 | 12/1923 | Jackson & Jackson | Amusement apparatus or machine | 1477498 |
| 1502484 | 7/1924 | Olson | Roundabout | 1502484 |
| 1509232 | 9/1924 | Forsythe | amusement structure | 1509232 |
| 1518288 | 12/1924 | Wolpert | Amusement apparatus | 1518288 |
| 1520592 | 12/1924 | Mongillo | Amusement apparatus | 1520592 |
| 1521568 | 12/1924 | Stine | Amusement device [rotating and rocking ring] | 1521568 |
| 1527812 | 2/1925 | Meckl | Device for popular amusement | 1527812 |
| 1529512 | 3/1925 | Smerechanski | Carrousel | 1529512 |
| 1537686 | 5/1925 | Lynn | Amusement device [ocean wave improvement; undulating platform] | 1537686 |
| 1537791 | 5/1925 | Amundsen | Amusement device [airplane roundabout] | 1537791 |
| 1545368 | 7/1925 | Tingley & Baker | Amusement device [driving mechanism for passenger carriages] | 1545368 |
| 1549927 | 8/1925 | Sherry | Amusement device | 1549927 |
| 1555981 | 10/1925 | Johnson | Amusement device [see-saw] | 1555981 |
| 1557942 | 10/1925 | Matthews | amusement device | 1557942 |
| 1559476 | 10/1925 | Troike | Tiltable roundabout | 1559476 |
| 1561170 | 11/1925 | Kline | Carrousel | 1561170 |
| 1564273 | 12/1925 | Prost/ Girard | Roundabout affecting the shape of a giant top | 1564273 |
| 1564639 | 12/1925 | Stavick | Amusement device | 1564639 |
| 1588941 | 6/1926 | Chapman | Amusement device [umbrella-like elevation] | 1588941 |