The drawings focus on the loading of the ride, which would lead one to believe that this patent is for the re-design of the clumsy prone coaster loading procedure (Air's system suffered a snapped lifting bar within the first few days of its operation) - but this idea could easily be adapted for use on a 4D-style B&M ride. Also, just because the patent has been filed, it does not guarantee this design will actually be used.
http://l2.espacenet.com/espacenet/viewe ... =en&DB=EPD
"[ 0007 ] The goal of this invention is to propose a suspended roller coaster in which the passengers can carry out the course along the circuit with the back laid out appreciably parallel to the way, but of simpler design, mechanisms necessary for the loading and the unloading of the passengers being less heavy to realize
[0008] to this end, the present invention relates to an installation for amusement park known as roller coaster, comprising a formed circuit of rails the length of which circulates at least a vehicle comprising a first part coupled with the rails in order to be able to move along the circuit and a second part, gone up in mobile coupling on the first part and arranged in order to be able to accomodate at least a passenger in at least a seat, formant file and sat, associated a device of reserve of the passenger in the seat, so that, when the vehicle traverses the circuit, the passenger is suspended under the rails with the plan of sound back nonperpendicular to the plan of the way consisted the rails, the aforementioned installation being characterized in that the coupling of the aforementioned second part of the vehicle with the aforementioned first part makes it possible the aforementioned second part to carry out a rotation on itself around an axis appreciably perpendicular to the plan of the file of the seat".
Shame, as I'd really enjoy a forum like that!
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