GB306647A - Improvements in or relating to railways, tracks, round-abouts and like devices for amusement purposes - Google Patents

Abstract

306,647. Turner, D. E. Dec. 15, 1927. Railways and tracks for recreation. - An amusement car is provided with extensions carrying wheels, runners &c. which are adapted to run on a continuous supporting track arranged at each - side of the usual track or overhead so that the latter may be broken away in places and the car made appear to jump a gap. A pair of transversa axles b are provided with U-shaped end pieces c each supporting a wheel d which is adapted to run on a track e arranged at each side and above the usual track f. The tracks e, f are supported by any convenient framework such as that of a scenic railway. The usual supporting wheels h are supported from the axles b by semi-elliptical laminated springs i. The main weight of the car is carried by the side tracks e, and thus the track f may be omitted at places as shown in Fig. 3, the noise of the wheels h ceasing at such place. The bracket c also carries a horizontal roller k contacting with a vertical track n to prevent lateral movement. of the car. The tracks e, n are hidden from view by an enclosing casing o, p. The wheels h may be of metal and the supporting and guiding wheels fitted with pneumatic or rubber tyres. The track e may be raised considerably in places and the car made appear to jump over an obstacle, while again the track f may in places be constructed as a series of pivoted steps s as in Fig. 5. Instead of the supporting means being at the sides it may be in the form of an overhead cable.