Abstract: The invention concerns an amusement device (1) with one or several passenger carriers (2) and a framework (3). It is preferably designed as dropping framework. To brake down the movable passenger carriers is provided an eddy current brake (4). It is preferably designed as linear brake. It is so designed that by influence of the different brake factors it develops basically a constant braking effect by compensating the declining drop speed.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 10, 1997
Date of Patent:
May 16, 2000
Assignees:
Alfons Saiko, Reinhold Spieldiener, Robert Spieldiener, Patrick Spieldiener
Inventors:
Robert Spieldiener, Reinhold Spieldiener, Patrick Spieldiener, Alfons Saiko, Peter Rosner