EP0115355A3 - Amusement device such as a roller coaster - Google Patents

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EP0115355A3
EP0115355A3 EP84100962A EP84100962A EP0115355A3 EP 0115355 A3 EP0115355 A3 EP 0115355A3 EP 84100962 A EP84100962 A EP 84100962A EP 84100962 A EP84100962 A EP 84100962A EP 0115355 A3 EP0115355 A3 EP 0115355A3
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amusement device
roller coaster
coaster
roller
amusement
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Anton Schwarzkopf
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INTAMIN CORP Inc EST
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63G—MERRY-GO-ROUNDS; SWINGS; ROCKING-HORSES; CHUTES; SWITCHBACKS; SIMILAR DEVICES FOR PUBLIC AMUSEMENT
    • A63G7/00—Up-and-down hill tracks; Switchbacks
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63G—MERRY-GO-ROUNDS; SWINGS; ROCKING-HORSES; CHUTES; SWITCHBACKS; SIMILAR DEVICES FOR PUBLIC AMUSEMENT
    • A63G21/00—Chutes; Helter-skelters
    • A63G21/20—Slideways with movably suspended cars, or with cars moving on ropes, or the like
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E01—CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES
    • E01B—PERMANENT WAY; PERMANENT-WAY TOOLS; MACHINES FOR MAKING RAILWAYS OF ALL KINDS
    • E01B25/00—Tracks for special kinds of railways
    • E01B25/22—Tracks for railways with the vehicle suspended from rigid supporting rails
    • E01B25/24—Supporting rails; Auxiliary balancing rails; Supports or connections for rails

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Architecture (AREA)
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  • Platform Screen Doors And Railroad Systems (AREA)
  • Vehicle Body Suspensions (AREA)
EP84100962A 1983-02-01 1984-01-31 Amusement device such as a roller coaster Ceased EP0115355A3 (en)

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DE3303279 1983-02-01
DE3303279 1983-02-01

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EP0115355A2 EP0115355A2 (en) 1984-08-08
EP0115355A3 true EP0115355A3 (en) 1984-09-05

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EP83105854A Withdrawn EP0116109A1 (en) 1983-02-01 1983-06-15 Amusement device such as a roller coaster
EP84100962A Ceased EP0115355A3 (en) 1983-02-01 1984-01-31 Amusement device such as a roller coaster

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EP83105854A Withdrawn EP0116109A1 (en) 1983-02-01 1983-06-15 Amusement device such as a roller coaster

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US (2) US4520732A (en)
EP (2) EP0116109A1 (en)
JP (1) JPS60501091A (en)
WO (1) WO1984003052A1 (en)

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US3092039A (en) * 1958-07-28 1963-06-04 Gen Steel Ind Inc Suspended railway systems
DE2306385A1 (en) * 1973-02-09 1974-08-15 Paul Dipl Ing Morsbach RAILWAY SYSTEM, IN PARTICULAR FOR AMUSEMENT, WITH A CLOSED RAIL SYSTEM
DE2329423A1 (en) * 1973-02-09 1975-01-02 Paul Dipl Ing Morsbach RIDE WITH A CLOSED RAIL SYSTEM
FR2302220A1 (en) * 1975-02-26 1976-09-24 Demag Ag TRANSPORT DEVICE, ESPECIALLY FOR VEHICLE SUSPENDED ON A SINGLE TRACK ON A SINGLE RAIL
DE3031355A1 (en) * 1980-08-20 1982-04-01 Bleichert Förderanlagen GmbH, 6960 Osterburken Rail conveyor installation with vertical roller tracks - has guide rollers and includes horizontal tracks for support rollers

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WO1984003052A1 (en) 1984-08-16
JPS60501091A (en) 1985-07-18
US4682547A (en) 1987-07-28
JPH0141347B2 (en) 1989-09-05
EP0115355A2 (en) 1984-08-08
US4520732A (en) 1985-06-04
EP0116109A1 (en) 1984-08-22

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