Amusement ride

Abstract

An amusement ride including an elongated boom connected to a vertical tower so as to be selectively rotated and pivoted with respect to the tower. The tower includes a pitch actuator, a yaw actuator, and a roll actuator for pivoting or rotating the boom about three axes or degrees of motion. A rider carriage assembly is rotatably coupled to the elongated boom. The rider carriage assembly may include pitch actuators, yaw actuators, and roll actuators to impart selective rotating motion to the rider and rider carriage assembly and up to three axes or degrees of motion independent of the boom motion.

1 . An amusement ride, comprising: 
 a vertical tower;    an elongated boom connected to the tower so as to be selectively rotated and pivoted with respect to the tower; and    a rider carriage assembly, including at least one rider securement means, rotatably coupled to the elongated boom.    
   
   
       2 . The amusement ride of  claim 1 , wherein the elongated boom is connected to the tower at a central portion thereof.  
   
   
       3 . The amusement ride of  claim 1 , wherein the tower includes at least two of a pitch actuator, a yaw actuator, and a roll actuator operably connected to the elongated boom to impart the selective pivoting or rotating motion to the boom.  
   
   
       4 . The amusement ride of  claim 1 , wherein the elongated boom is connected to the tower so as to be selectively pivoted or rotated about three axes.  
   
   
       5 . The amusement ride of  claim 4 , wherein the tower includes a pitch actuator, a yaw actuator, and a roll actuator operably connected to the elongated boom.  
   
   
       6 . The amusement ride of  claim 1 , wherein the rider carriage assembly is freely rotatably connected to the elongated boom.  
   
   
       7 . The amusement ride of  claim 6 , including braking means adapted to restrict the movement of the rider carriage assembly.  
   
   
       8 . The amusement ride of  claim 1 , including an actuator operably connected to the rider carriage assembly for selectively rotating the rider therein.  
   
   
       9 . The amusement ride of  claim 8 , wherein the actuator includes at least two of a pitch actuator, a yaw actuator, and a roll actuator operably connected to the rider carriage assembly to impart the selective rotating motion to the rider carriage assembly.  
   
   
       10 . The amusement ride of  claim 1 , wherein the rider securement means comprises a rider seat and restraint.  
   
   
       11 . An amusement ride, comprising: 
 a vertical tower including at least two of a pitch actuator, a yaw actuator, and a roll actuator;    an elongated boom operably connected to the tower actuators so as to be selectively rotated and pivoted along at least two axes with respect to the tower;    a rider carriage assembly coupled to the elongated boom, the rider carriage assembly having at least one rider securement means including a rider seat and restraint; and    at least one actuator operably connected to the rider carriage assembly for selectively rotating the rider therein.    
   
   
       12 . The amusement ride of  claim 11 , wherein the elongated boom is connected to the tower at a central portion thereof.  
   
   
       13 . The amusement ride of  claim 17 , including a rider carriage assembly rotatably coupled to opposite ends of the elongated boom.  
   
   
       14 . The amusement ride of  claim 11 , wherein the tower includes a pitch actuator, a yaw actuator, and a roll actuator operably connected to the elongated boom so as to selectively pivot or rotate the elongated boom about three axes.  
   
   
       15 . The amusement ride of  claim 11 , including braking means adapted to restrict the movement of the rider carriage assembly.  
   
   
       16 . The amusement ride of  claim 11 , wherein the at least one rider carriage actuator includes at least two of a pitch actuator, a yaw actuator, and a roll actuator operably connected to the rider carriage assembly to impart the selective rotating motion to the rider carriage assembly along at least two axes.  
   
   
       17 . An amusement ride, comprising: 
 a vertical tower including a pitch actuator, a yaw actuator, and a roll actuator;    an elongated boom operably connected to the tower actuators so as to be selectively rotated and pivoted about three axes with respect to the tower;    a rider carriage assembly rotatably coupled to an end of the elongated boom, the rider carriage assembly having at least one rider securement means including a rider seat and restraint; and    at least one actuator operably connected to the rider carriage assembly for selectively rotating the rider therein, wherein the rider is movable along three axes of rotation independent of the movement of the elongated boom.    
   
   
       18 . The amusement ride of  claim 17 , wherein the elongated boom is connected to the tower at a central portion thereof.  
   
   
       19 . The amusement ride of  claim 17 , including a rider carriage assembly rotatably coupled to opposite ends of the elongated boom.  
   
   
       20 . The amusement ride of  claim 17 , including braking means adapted to restrict the movement of the rider carriage assembly.