EP1106221A3 - Wooden rail for amusement ride and method for making and mounting such a rail - Google Patents

Wooden rail for amusement ride and method for making and mounting such a rail Download PDF

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EP1106221A3
EP1106221A3 EP00120116A EP00120116A EP1106221A3 EP 1106221 A3 EP1106221 A3 EP 1106221A3 EP 00120116 A EP00120116 A EP 00120116A EP 00120116 A EP00120116 A EP 00120116A EP 1106221 A3 EP1106221 A3 EP 1106221A3
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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
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61—RAILWAYS
    • B61F—RAIL VEHICLE SUSPENSIONS, e.g. UNDERFRAMES, BOGIES OR ARRANGEMENTS OF WHEEL AXLES; RAIL VEHICLES FOR USE ON TRACKS OF DIFFERENT WIDTH; PREVENTING DERAILING OF RAIL VEHICLES; WHEEL GUARDS, OBSTRUCTION REMOVERS OR THE LIKE FOR RAIL VEHICLES
    • B61F9/00—Rail vehicles characterised by means for preventing derailing, e.g. by use of guide wheels
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E01—CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES
    • E01B—PERMANENT WAY; PERMANENT-WAY TOOLS; MACHINES FOR MAKING RAILWAYS OF ALL KINDS
    • E01B26/00—Tracks or track components not covered by any one of the preceding groups

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The rail (14,14') comprises multiple layers of individual planks, laminated veneer wood or presspahn wood bonded with each other and which are milled to precise rail form according to roller coaster design. An Independent claim is also included for fabrication method for wooden rail.
EP00120116A 1999-12-07 2000-09-19 Wooden rail for amusement ride and method for making and mounting such a rail Expired - Lifetime EP1106221B1 (en)

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DE19958923A DE19958923A1 (en) 1999-12-07 1999-12-07 Wooden rail for an amusement ride and method for producing and assembling such a wooden rail
DE19958923 1999-12-07

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EP1106221A2 EP1106221A2 (en) 2001-06-13
EP1106221A3 true EP1106221A3 (en) 2002-01-16
EP1106221B1 EP1106221B1 (en) 2003-02-12

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EP00120116A Expired - Lifetime EP1106221B1 (en) 1999-12-07 2000-09-19 Wooden rail for amusement ride and method for making and mounting such a rail

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EP (1) EP1106221B1 (en)
JP (1) JP4474045B2 (en)
AT (1) ATE232406T1 (en)
DE (2) DE19958923A1 (en)
DK (1) DK1106221T3 (en)
ES (1) ES2190391T3 (en)

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US1755030A (en) * 1927-03-04 1930-04-15 Philadelphia Toboggan Company Track construction
FR2519671A1 (en) * 1982-01-13 1983-07-18 Latappy Pierre SKATE WOOD BEAMS

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DK1106221T3 (en) 2003-03-31
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JP4474045B2 (en) 2010-06-02
DE19958923A1 (en) 2001-07-12
ES2190391T3 (en) 2003-08-01
JP2001187403A (en) 2001-07-10
DE50001234D1 (en) 2003-03-20
US20010003261A1 (en) 2001-06-14
ATE232406T1 (en) 2003-02-15
US6550393B2 (en) 2003-04-22

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