Claims
- 1. An amusement ride comprising:
a stationary frame; a seat mount attached to said frame; one or more seats mounted for 360 degree rotation about said seat mount, each said seat comprising a passenger restraint; a display screen for showing images to an occupant of said seat, said images corresponding to motions experienced by the occupant; and user actuated controls of said seats for selectively rotating said seats in response to user actuation.
- 2. The ride of claim 2 further comprising pre-programmed controls for causing said seats to automatically rotate according to a predetermined routine.
- 3. The ride of claim 2 wherein said seat rotates and stops according to input from a rider through input controls.
- 4. A roller coaster ride, comprising:
a. a carriage having first and second opposing sides; b. a track along which said carriage is adapted to travel in a predetermined direction of travel; c. a first set of seats interconnected to said first side of said carriage for 360 degree rotation about a longitudinal axis that extends transverse to said direction of travel; and d. a second set of seats interconnected to said second side of said carriage for 360 degree rotation about said longitudinal axis.
- 5. A roller coaster ride, comprising:
a. a carriage having first and second opposing sides; b. a track along which said carriage is adapted to travel in a predetermined direction of travel; c. first and second seats mounted to said first side of said carriage for 360 degree rotation about a longitudinal axis that extends transverse to said direction of travel, said first and second seats being laterally spaced relative to one another along said longitudinal axis; and d. third and fourth seats mounted to said second side of said carriage for 360 degree rotation about said longitudinal axis, said third and fourth seats being laterally spaced relative to one another along said longitudinal axis.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a continuation application of Applicant's co-pending application, U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/057,101, filed Jan. 24, 2002, which is a divisional application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/814,083, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,386,115, which is a continuation application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/219,297, filed on Dec. 21, 1998, entitled Modular Amusement Ride and Training Simulation Device”, and issued as U.S. Pat. No. 6,227,131, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/098,043, entitled “Modularized Amusement Ride and Training Simulation Device”, filed Jun. 16, 1998, and issued as U.S. Pat. No. 6,098,549, which is a continuation-in-part application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/742,465, entitled “Full Range of Motion Roller Coaster”, filed Nov. 1, 1996, and issued as U.S. Pat. No. 5,791,254 on Aug. 11, 1998, which claimed the benefit of the filing of Provisional Application Serial No. 60/007,206, entitled “Amusement or Basic Transportation Device Using a Ball (Sphere) and Track or Tube”, filed on Nov. 3, 1995, which are all incorporated herein by reference. U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/742,465 also claimed the benefit of the filing of Provisional Application Serial No. 60/050,980, entitled “Modularized Amusement Ride Device”, filed on Jun. 20, 1997, which is also incorporated herein by reference.
Provisional Applications (2)
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