U.S. Patents for Other Rotating or Swinging Rides

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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.

also on this page

occupant-powered swings
other rotating or swing rides ... applications

Intersecting Path Rides

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
772549
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10/1904
1/1906
Weidner Merry-go-round 772549
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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

Occupant-powered swings

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
3885788 5/1975 Harris Jump-over amusement ride 3885788
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

Other Rotating or Swinging Flat Rides

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 340193
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 Winnett Amusement device [multi-axis] 862365
862366 8/1907 Winnett 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
966229 8/1910 McLevie Merry-go-round 966229
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 966229] 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
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
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
1608442 11/1926 Tardette Merry-go-round 1608442
1612970 1/1927 Fisher Amusement device [teacup ride with inclined platform] 1612970
1640038 8/1927 Johnson/ Nudevice Passenger car for amusement rides 1640038
1652975 12/1927 Davidson Amusement device 1652975
1673494 6/1928 Brown Pleasure car [Cinderella's Ride] 1673494
1682803 9/1928 Rouge Amusement device [circular whip variant] 1682803
1712340 5/1929 Fankhauser & McCoy Amusement device 1712340
1750494 3/1930 Spillman Amusement device [similar to Tilt-a-Whirl] 1750494
1759170 5/1930 Sherry Amusement device 1759170
1761895 6/1930 Powell Merry-go-round 1761895
1789260 1/1931 Eynon Amusement device 1789260
1795610 3/1931 La Rizza Amusement apparatus [rocking boat ride] 1795610
1799409 4/1931 Custer Amusement apparatus [Bubble Bounce] 1799409
1803397 5/1931 La Rizza Amusement device 1803397
1843530 2/1932 Whiteley Driving mechanims for amusement apparatus [endless track and engaging wheels] 1843530
1861597 6/1932 Gehm Amusement device 1861597
1863653 6/1932 Estes Amusement apparatus 1863653
1873216 8/1932 Rapein Amusement apparatus [scrambler action] 1873216
1877256 9/1932 Siebert Amusement device 1877256
1877656 9/1932 Giraud Amusement device [whip variant] 1877656
1889253 11/1932 Kurz Roundabout [planetary] 1889253
1898868 2/1933 Cowie/ Roberts Amusement device [inclined axis] 1898868
1899060 2/1933 Schmidt Device for rotating and at the same time lifting the gondolas of roundabouts 1899060
1937090 11/1933 Lundberg/ H. C. Baker Amusement device [circular whip variant] 1937090
1947427 2/1934 Spillman Passenger carrying amusement device 1947427
1952822 3/1934 Rose & Miller/ Better Rides Amusement device [rotary whip variant] 1952822
1987004 1/1935 Eyerly Amusement device [Loop-O-Plane] 1987004
1997940 4/1935 Lundberg Amusement device [circular whip variant] 1997940
2046678 7/1936 Eyerly Airplane amusement device [Roll-O-Plane] 2046678
2080029 5/1937 Bartlett Amusement apparatus 2080029
2101274 12/1937 Stanzel Amusement ride device [Stratoship] 2101274
2109972 3/1938 Meyer Amusement device 2109972
2113131 4/1938 Eyerly Rotating amusement device [Octopus] 2113131
2129470 9/1938 Hellesen Amusement apparatus [rotating bowl] 2129470
2135230 11/1938 Courtney Railway amusement apparatus 2135230
2158073 5/1939 Keith & Walker Amusement device 2158073
2165698 7/1939 Eyerly Seat for amusement devices [Octopus] 2165698
2172451 9/1939 Powers Amusement ride [giant arm] 2172451
2206172 7/1940 Etes Amusement device [teacup-type ride] 2206172
2235563 3/1941 Ridgway Amusement device [boat with whip action] 2235563
2239506 4/1941 Neal Amusement device [spider motion, with single tub per sweep] 2239506
2239944 4/1941 Tobie Amusement ride device 2239944
2255175 9/1941 Lorow Amusement device 2255175
2259691 10/1941 Harris Merry-go-round [Scrambler] 2259691
2262214 11/1941 Temple Amusement apparatus [inclined axis circle swing with bombing game] 2262214
2264030 11/1941 Tomasini Cycloplane [tethered airplane] 2264030
2268646 1/1942 D'Errico Amusement device [Whirlaway] 2268646
2274956 3/1942 Eyerly Operating mechanism for amusement devices [Roll-O-Plane] 2274956
2280643 4/1942 Courtney/ Velare & Velare Amusement apparatus [double wheel with inclined axes] 2280643
2294166 8/1942 Eyerly Amusement device 2294166
2307737 1/1943 Courtney/ Velare & Markham Amusement apparatus [elevating roundabout "Rock-O-Plane"] 2307737
2320555 1/1943 Bartlett Amusement apparatus [Looper] 2320555
2319327 5/1943 Johnson Amusement apparatus [roundabout with rotatable cars] 2319327
2328852 9/1943 Shepherd Amusement ride apparatus 2328852
2345855 4/1944 Mecchi Amusement apparatus 2345855
2368989 2/1945 Howard Amusement device 2368989
2402843 6/1946 Ridener Amusement apparatus 2402843
2405108 8/1946 Brown/ Eizel Amusement device for carnivals [Top] 2405108
2432709 10/1947 Austin Amusement device [multi-axis roundabout] 2432709
2453380 11/1948 Newman & Johnson Vehicular amusement apparatus 2453380
2468893 5/1949 Orance Airplane amusement ride 2468893
2484466 11/1949 Rumler Amusement device 2484466
2528516 11/1950 Herrmann Amusement device [Gyro-Globe] 2528516
2535862 12/1950 Pewitt Vertical and horizontal axes roundabout 2535862
2547152 4/1951 Burg Multiplane rotating movement for aerial amusement rides 2547152
2559768 7/1951 Howard Vertical and horizontal axes roundabout 2559768
2562324 7/1951 McBride/ Joy Toys Roundabout swing 2562324
2572859 10/1951 Hall/ Sedlmayr & Sedlmayr Elevating roundabout 2572859
2586333 2/1952 Hoffmeister Rotating amusement cylinder [Rotor] 2586333
2592879 4/1952 Eyerly Safety device for amusement rides [bar/belt combination for Rock-O-Plane] 2592879
2629593 2/1953 Bartlett Occupant carrying roundabout [of sort shown in 1186185] 2629593
D168910 2/1953 Reedy Aerial amusement ride car or similar article D168910
2657054 10/1953 Myers Rotating amusement apparatus [Rotor variant] 2657054
2672339 3/1954 Eyerly Automobile race track roundabout 2672339
2676801 4/1954 Eyerly Carrousel which rotates in a sloping plane [Screw Ball] 2676801
2701137 2/1955 Hoffmeister Rotating amusement cyclinder [Rotor] 2701137
2703910 3/1955 Hoffmeister Ambulatory amphitheatre [spectator gallery for Rotor ride] 2703910
2723854 11/1955 Rebernigg Rocket ride for children 2723854
2728573 12/1955 Coleman Horizontal and vertical axes roundabout 2728573
2728574 12/1955 Lyles Combination merry-go-round and ferris wheel 2728574
D176569 1/1956 Sullivan/ Eli Bridge Car for an amusement device [Scrambler] D176569
2780460 2/1957 Eyerly Rotary amusement device 2780460
D180585 7/1957 Disney Passenger carrying amusement device [teacup ride] D180585
2805061 9/1957 Clark Amusement device [elevating roundabout] 2805061
2816763 12/1957 Lyles Combination merry-go-round and ferris wheel 2816763
2864615 12/1958 Castille Disc-type merry-go-round 2864615
2883013 4/1959 Keith & Hollowell Fluid coupled load braking apparatus 2883013
2896947 7/1959 Jacobs Captive passenger carrying powered aircraft [amusement or training] 2896947
D188424 7/1960 Simpkins Cab for amusement ride D188424
2949299 8/1960 Keith Safety cars for amusement rides [for ferris wheel or Orbit ride] 2949299
D188947 10/1960 Simpkins/ Oarco Amusement ride D188947
2989308 6/1961 Diehl Roundabout ["death track" improvement] 2989308
3015488 1/1962 Keith & Hollowell Amusement rides [Orbit] 3015488
3072399 1/1963 Simpkins/ Oarco Amusement ride 3072399
3078090 2/1963 Thomas Amusement ride [Whirly Bird: portable scrambler-like ride] 3078090
D194921 4/1963 Thomas Car for amusement ride D194921
3112927 12/1963 Eyerly & Eyerly/ Eyerly Aircraft Amusement ride [Monster permitting simultaneous loading; Polyp?] 3112927
3140092 7/1964 Hrubetz Epicyclic roundabout [Meteor] 3140092
3189343 6/1965 Beirer/ Sedlmayr Carnival ride [Trabant] 3189343
3236518 2/1966 Wren Oscillating rotary amusement ride 3236518
3294398 12/1966 Buechler Space coupe carnival ride 3294398
3459422 8/1969 Winton Roundabout [inclined axis] 3459422
3468533 9/1969 House Rotatable platform having rider supports enclosed in an optical chamber for simulating a space ride [Gravitron] 3468533
3498604 3/1970 Schwarzkopf Merry-go-round with plural arms jointly rotatable about a vertical axis and individually activatable in automatic sequence for rising and falling motion 3498604
3506260 4/1970 Johnson Plural axes carnival ride 3506260
3596905 8/1971 Brown/ Chance Plural horizontal axis roundabout having sheave driven carriages [Zipper] 3596905
3598403 8/1971 Bartlett Amusement ride rotating about vertical and horizontal axes [Hurricane variant?] 3598403
3610614 10/1971 Nishizawa/ Sanseiyusoki Rotary observation tower equipment 3610614
3653657 4/1972 Bishop Self-contained amusement ride 3653657
3724842 4/1973 Wisdom Trailer mounted roundabout amusement device [portable Tilt-a-Whirl] 3724842
3767194 10/1973 Barber Plural inclined axes roundabout 3767194
3840225 10/1974 Fouche Amusement park ride 3840225
3904194 9/1975 Schwarzkopf Hydraulic actuated orbital amusement ride [Enterprise] 3904194
3905596 9/1975 Barber Trailer mounted collapsible roundabout [Cobra] 3905596
3945659 3/1976 Brown/ Chance Convertible trailer vehicle and amusement ride [trailer folds to form platform] 3945659
4302004 11/1981 Deem et al/ Eli Bridge Mobile amusement ride 4302004
4339121 7/1982 Schwarzkopf Orbital amusement-park ride 4339121
4410173 10/1983 Böhme/ Huss Counterbalanced roundabout having plural drives [Rainbow and Ranger] 4410173
D284092 6/1986 Wisdom et al/ Wisdom Mfg Panel for an amusement ride [Gravitron] D284092
D284601 7/1986 Wisdom et al/ Wisdom Mfg Amusement ride structure [Gravitron] D284601
4643416 2/1987 van der Veen Amusement ride vehicle 4643416
4775144 10/1988 Shipman Rotatable and vertically oscillatable passenger amusement assembly 4775144
4807869 2/1989 Knijpstra Amusement device having a rotatable, swivelling and tiltable rigid gondola [Super Nova] 4807869
4824099 4/1989 Russ et al/ Alpha Dynamics Rotating amusement device [single seat] 4824099
4842267 6/1989 Kastner Amusement park device 4842267
5021954 6/1991 Fox et al/ Disney System and method of providing passenger ingress and egress in an amusement ride 5021954
5060932 10/1991 Yamaguchi/ Nisshinbo Amusement apparatus having rotary capsule 5060932
5096185 3/1992 Royer Amusement park ride 5096185
5161104 11/1992 Fox et al/ Disney Amusement ride having pivotable ingress-egress bridges 5161104
5188566 2/1993 Böhme/ Huss Looping swing with parallel rows of seats [Top Spin] 5188566
5277662 1/1994 Fox et al/ Disney System and method of providing passenger ingress and egress in an amusement ride having pivotable bridges 5277662
5306211 4/1994 Pasquier Roundabout with tubular gondola 5306211
5314383 5/1994 Fabbri/ Far Fabbri Rocking ship funfair ride [Space Loop] 5314383
D347674 6/1994 Delaney & Shumate/ Disney Amusement ride space vehicle D347674
D352327 11/1994 Delaney & Shumate/ Disney Spaceship amusement ride D352327
5395290 3/1995 Knijpstra Fairground device [Shake?] 5395290
5445564 8/1995 Kastner Funfair ride 5445564
D361817 8/1995 Boifava/ Zamperla Airplane amusement ride [Crazy Plane] D361817
D366923 2/1996 Boifava/ Zamperla Airplane amusement ride [Crazy Plane] D366923
5558581 9/1996 Knijpstra Fairground device [Shake?] 5558581
5658201 8/1997 Kleimeyer & Cochron/ AirSurfer Swinging boom amusement ride [Skyscraper] 5658201
5688178 11/1997 Emrie/ Chance Amusement ride [Chaos] 5688178
5759107 6/1998 Nagel/ Amusement Technologies Gyroscopic amusement apparatus 5759107
5766083 6/1998 Autrey Harness assembly for suspending a person in a supine position 5766083
5791998 8/1998 Moser & Soriani Amusement ride featuring a number of cars [Typhoon] 5791998
5803815 9/1998 Kitchen/ Skymax Eccentric arm amusement ride 5803815
5803816 9/1998 Moser & Soriani Amusement ride 5803816
5827123 10/1998 Reverchon/ G. Reverchon Carousel for carnivals and amusement parks 5827123
5827124 10/1998 Kleimeyer & Cochron/ SkyMax Rocking boom amusement ride 5827124
D400615 11/1998 Kitchen/ Sky Max Eccentric arm amusement ride D400615
5851154 12/1998 Moser & Soriani Perfected amusement ride [Super Loop on Top] {note that figures were swapped with patent 5851153 Method for steel pin manufacture} 5851154
D402706 12/1998 Meister/ Chance Amusement ride car [Inverter] D402706
5941777 9/1999 Moser & Soriani Perfected amusement ride [Super Loop on Top] 5941777
5947828 9/1999 Fabbri/ Far Fabbri Ride for fun fairs [Ranger/Kamikaze] 5947828
5989127 11/1999 Kitchen et al/ Skymax Oscillating boom amusement ride 5989127
6022276 2/2000 Knijpstra Carousel [multi-axis] 6022276
6126552 10/2000 Harrap Powered ride apparatus 6126552
D443330 6/2001 Sartori Ride car for amusement parks [passenger carrier for Cyber Loop] D443330
6620051 9/2003 Kroon & Kroon/ Cobra Beheer Fairground attraction [Sky Trip or Tango[
[application 2003/0027642]
6620051
6637341 10/2003 Kroon & Kroon/ Cobra Beheer Safety device for a fairground attraction [passenger restraint system]
[application 2003/0024428]
6637341
6872144 3/2005 Kroon & Kroon/ Cobra Beheer Amusement device [Freak Out]
[application 2004/0198523]
6872144
6875118 4/2005 Checketts/ S & S Worldwide Pneumatically actuated swing ride [Screamin' Swing] 6875118
6884177 4/2005 Zambelli & Comand/ Zamperla Amusement apparatus [Rockin' Tug]
[application 2004/0077417]
6884177
7172511 2/2007 Casey Amusement ride
[application 2006/0144282]
7172511

Patent Applications

application number publication date inventor/ assignee document title [comment]
2004/0053701 3/2004 Checketts & Hansen Elevating rotary amusement ride [Sky Swatter]
2005/0202883 9/2005 Zambelli & Comand Amusement apparatus [Rockin' Tug]
2006/0035715 2/2006 Threlkel Amusement ride [multi-axis]
2006/0154735 7/2006 Zamperla & Nardin Amusement ride [Jump Around]
2007/0049383 3/2007 Fabbri Rotating funfair ride
2008/0026858 1/2008 Knijpstra Fairground attraction having a people carrier suspended from two mutually parallel rotatable arms
2008/0113822 5/2008 Kitchen & Chance Big wheel roundabout amusement ride
2008/0200270 8/2008 Knijpstra/ K.I.G. Heerenveen Fairground attraction having a heightwise movable people carrier
2009/0253524 10/2009 Bonfiglioli/ ACHA srl Equipment for a funfair

Last revised 27-Oct-2009

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