Amusement ride car

- Chance Industries, Inc.
Description

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of an amusement ride car showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a side elevational view of one side of the amusement ride car shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a side elevational view of the other side of the amusement ride car shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view of the amusement ride car shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view of the amusement ride car shown in FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 6 is an end view of one side of the amusement ride car shown in FIG. 1, the other side being a mirror image thereof.

The broken line showing of a mounting area in FIG. 3 is for illustrative purposes and forms no part of the claimed design.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D285330 August 26, 1986 Okamoto
1599014 September 1926 Hunter
2046678 July 1936 Eyerly
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2562324 July 1951 McBride
4410173 October 18, 1983 Bohme
Foreign Patent Documents
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850 0983 November 1986 NLX
Other references
  • Falling Star ride at Adventure World; web site: www.adventureworld.com/rides.html, date unknown. Flip-out ride at Enchanted Forest; web site: www.geocities.com/EnchantedForest/6831/flipout.html, date unknown. Hammerhead at Enchanted Forest; web site: www.geocities.com/EnchantedForest/6831/hammerhead.html, date unknown. Brochure of Soriani & Moser, Super Loop; Date unknown. Brochure: Highflyer; Date unknown. Brochure: Ali Baba, Arabian Nights by A.R.M.; Date unknown. Brochure: Mixer by Zamperla; Date unknown. Brochure: Topspin by Huss Maschinenfabrik; Date unknown. Brochure: RotoShake by Zamperla; Date unknown.
Patent History
Patent number: D402706
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 24, 1997
Date of Patent: Dec 15, 1998
Assignee: Chance Industries, Inc. (Wichita, KS)
Inventor: Michael L. Meister (Wichita, KS)
Primary Examiner: Ted Shooman
Assistant Examiner: Mitchell I. Siegel
Law Firm: Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.
Application Number: 0/78,443
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D21/247; D21/242
International Classification: 2103;