Claims
- 1. A roller coaster ride, comprising:a. a carriage; b. a track along which said carriage is adapted to travel in a predetermined direction of travel; c. at least two sets of seats interconnected to and positioned exteriorly of said carriage, wherein each of said at least two sets of seats are adapted for independent 360 degree rotation about a longitudinal axis that extends transverse to said direction of travel; and d. a passenger restraint interconnected to each of said sets of seats.
- 2. The roller coaster ride of claim 1, further comprising a central arm having first and second opposing ends, wherein said arm is interconnected to said carriage at said first end and to said seats at said second end.
- 3. The roller coaster ride of claim 2, wherein said central arm extends downwardly from said carriage.
- 4. The roller coaster ride of claim 2, wherein said central arm extends downwardly from said carriage and perpendiculary to said direction of travel.
- 5. The roller coaster ride of claim 1, wherein each of said sets of seats is comprised of at least one seat.
- 6. The roller coaster ride of claim 1, wherein each of said sets of seats is comprised of two seats.
- 7. The roller coaster ride of claim 6, wherein said seats are capable of rotation about said axis while said carriage is traveling along said track.
- 8. The roller coaster ride of claim 6, wherein said longitudinal axis intersects said seats at substantially the center of gravity of said seats.
- 9. The roller coaster ride of claim 1, wherein said seats are capable of rotation while said carriage is traveling along said track.
- 10. A roller coaster ride, comprising:a carriage having first and second opposing outwardly facing sides; a track along which said carriage is adapted to travel in a predetermined direction of travel; a first set of seats interconnected to said first outwardly facing side of said carriage for 360 degree rotation about a longitudinal axis that extends transverse to said direction of travel and intersects said seats; and a second set of seats interconnected to said second outwardly facing side of said carriage for 360 degree rotation about said longitudinal axis.
- 11. A roller coaster ride, comprising:a carriage having first and second opposing outwardly facing sides; a track along which said carriage is adapted to travel in a predetermined direction of travel; a first set of seats interconnected to said first outwardly facing side of said carriage for 360 degree rotation about a longitudinal axis that extends transverse to said direction of travel while said carriage is traveling along said track; and a second set of seats interconnected to said second outwardly facing side of said carriage for 360 degree rotation about said longitudinal axis while said carriage is traveling along said track.
- 12. The roller coaster ride of claim 8 or 11, wherein said longitudinal axis intersects said seats at substantially the center of gravity of said seats.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation application of applicant's co-pending application, U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/178,314, filed Jun. 21, 2002, which will issue on Nov. 12, 2002 as U.S. Pat. No. 6,477,961, which is continuation application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/057,010, filed Jan. 24, 2002, now abandoned which is a divisional application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/814,083, filed Mar. 21, 2001 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. 09/098,043 also claimed the benefit of the filing of Provisional Application Serial No. 60/050,980, entitled “Modularized Ser. No. 60/050,980, entitled “Modularized Amusement Ride Device,” filed on Jun. 20, 1997, which is also incorporated herein by reference.
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