Seat for amusement apparatus

Abstract

A seat for amusement apparatus including a support and means for immobilizing the user on the support. The immobilizing means comprise at least one support in front of the user and opposing means suitable for acting on the user's back. The opposing means comprises an arm which can move between a lowered position in which the user can sit down on the support and a raised position in which one end of the arm abuts against the user's back. The seat may optionally have a motorcycle shape and include handlebars and retractable leg extensions projecting from each side of the seat for maintaining a user's legs in a crouched motorcycle riding position.

1 - 64 . (canceled)  
   
   
       65 . An Amusement apparatus, comprising: 
 a) at least one platform configured to move on at least one track; and    b) at least one motorcycle shaped seat connected to the platform, the at least one seat including: 
 i) a support configured to receive a rider astride the support; and  
 ii) an arrangement configured to immobilize the rider on the support, the arrangement configured to maintain shoulders of the rider free and to secure the rider on the support at at least one of an abdominal portion of the rider and a thoracic portion of the rider.  
   
   
   
       66 . An amusement apparatus, comprising: 
 a) a leading platform configured to move on at least one track;    b) a trailing platform configured to move on the at least one track and including hinged leading and trailing portions;    c) at least one seat configured to receive a rider connected to at least one of the leading and trailing platforms;    d) at least one pulley member pivotally interconnecting the leading and trailing platforms; and    e) at least one roller connected to the pulley member, the leading portion of the trailing platform supported on the at least one roller.    
   
   
       67 . The amusement apparatus of  claim 66 , wherein each platform is supported on the track by a supporting axle, the pulley member being pivotally connected on one end to the supporting axle supporting the leading platform and on the opposite end to the supporting axle supporting the trailing platform.  
   
   
       68 - 76 . (canceled)