US1430203A - Amusement railway - Google Patents

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US1430203A
US1430203A US478915A US47891521A US1430203A US 1430203 A US1430203 A US 1430203A US 478915 A US478915 A US 478915A US 47891521 A US47891521 A US 47891521A US 1430203 A US1430203 A US 1430203A
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Tautphoeus Egon Freiherr Von
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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

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  • My invention relates to improvements in amusement railways of the class in which the tracks or lines run in a loop or loops, preferably in the shape of an eight (8) and is intended for use as a toy or as a contrivance for the amusement of people and the object of my invention is to provide for certain novelties in the construction and employment of this pleasure apparatus, as descri ed and set forth in the following statement.
  • the essential feature of my invention is that the main line of the whole system is connected by the interposition of switches with two tracks or a plurality of tracks of separate secondary lines, hereinafter vcalled choice-lines that any car running on one of the said secondary lines may at pleasure during the ride be brought together with and joined to any car running on another corresponding secondary or choice-line, such joining being effected by electric, electro-mechanical or mechanical switching or in any other suitable way, the object being that the two cars make the journey throughout the loop in company and the joining being effected either on or in advance of the switch between the secondary lirlips and the main line or on the latter itse
  • a third line hereinafter called line of introduction
  • the tracks of the same to be connected by means of switches with the corresponding choice-line and the main line.
  • the latter comprises a double set of tracks, so that the coupled cars may travel side b side.
  • the cars may further be provide with 1921. Serial No. 478,915.
  • roofs which, when two cars vare being coupled together, may be closed either by hand or automatically by some electric, electromechanical, mechanical or other suitable means.
  • FIGs l and 2 there is the double set of tracks one of an S-railroad system, here shown as an intermontane, that is dipping and ascending railroad with two platforms 2 supported by scaffolds 3.
  • Each of these two platforms has two entrances 4 one of which may be for men and the other for ladies. By the interposition of escalators or lifts persons passing through these entrances may ascend from the ground to the platforms.
  • On each of the latter there may be provided the single tracks of a pair of secondary or choice-lines each of which forms what may be termed a closed circuit.
  • the tracks of these secondary lines 5 may each be connected by tracks 6 with the tracks 7 of a third single-track line or line of introduction. From these lines 7 connecting-tracks 8 may lead to the double set of tracks of the main line 1.
  • Suitable switches 9 may be provided which, in the example shown in the drawing, may be electrically controlled from the stations 10. In each of these stations 10 there should be stationed an operator for the switchboard 1l. Into the exits 1Q open the switchoperated branches or arms of the doubletrack l, the number of these arms corresponding with the number of cars running on the two choice-lines 5.
  • the railway system may be operated as follows: On each platform men take the cars of one and ladies those of the other choiceline 5 and travel over the same in the direction of the arrow a given number of times.
  • the procedure may be such that while the choice is oing on on one platform the return of t e cars into their lines of choice and the occupation of the cars take place on the other platform.
  • the loop may be provided with 'a continuous double set of tracks having means permitting of turning cars coupled side by side 180 degrees during a ride.
  • these constructions may consist of turntables with double sets of tracks or they may consist of switches connecting two arms of dpuble sets of tracks converging in acute ang es.
  • the pair passes then the track op osite to the position which it had previous y occupied at an angle of 180 degrees.
  • the cars reach the other turn-table 13 which will turn in the direction of the arrow III.
  • The will leave it again at 18 to pass to loop T.
  • this second turn-table 13 the pair of cars or the single car is again turned 180 degrees, so that when the cars leave this second turntable at 18, they arrive on the loop T in the position in which-they had been previous to getting ⁇ on the second turn-table 13.
  • the pair of cars or the single car, going over the double-track 1 passes at 19 to a switch which connects with each other the doubletrack arms 1 and 1 of the loops X and Y converging in an acute angle.
  • the switches 19 After adjustment of the switch 19 from the arm 1 to the arm 1 the cars will proceed on the. latter in a direction 18() degrees in relation to the position in which it had been on the arm 1.
  • the arm 1 of the doubleline track converges in an acute angle with the arm 1 of the loop X and also in this place a switch may be provided.
  • An amusement railway comprising a main line having a loop therein, a plurality of circulatory auxiliary lines within said loop, and means for transferring cars from the auxiliary lines to the main line.
  • An amusement railway comprising a double track main line having a loop therein, a plurality of single track circulatory auxiliary lines within said loop, and means for transferring cars from the auxiliary lines to the main line.
  • An amusement railway comprising a main line, 'a plurality of circulatory auxiliary lines vjuxtaposed to parts of said main line, a connecting line for said auxiliary lines and said main line, said connecting line partly encircling one of said auxiliar lines and completely encircling another 'tliereof,
  • An amusement railway ⁇ comprising a double track main line having a loop therein, a plurality of single track circulatory auxiliary lines within said loop, a line connecting said auxiliary lines to each other and to the main line, and means whereby cars may he transferred from the auxiliary lines over the connecting line to the main line.
  • An amusement railway comprising a double track main line having a loop therein, a plurality of single track circulatory auxiliary lines within said loop, means for transferrin cars from the auxiliary line to the mam line, and means in said main line for changing the direction of travel of cars thereover.

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DE1920347328D DE347328C (de) 1920-07-08 1920-07-08 Schleifenbahn zur Volksbelustigung sowie als Spielzeug
DE1920347329D DE347329C (de) 1920-07-08 1920-07-25 Schleifenbahn zur Volksbelustigung sowie als Spielzeug
FR536616D FR536616A (fr) 1920-07-08 1921-06-10 Voie en boucles pour attractions et jeux
US478915A US1430203A (en) 1920-07-08 1921-06-20 Amusement railway

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