Amusement devices inventions 07/09

20090186710 - Flooring system: A floor system for simulating a natural environment, such as snow, is disclosed. The system includes a confinement member that holds an aggregate. The confinement member may be positioned between a pair of disturbing agent layers comprising meshes that contact the confinement member at a plurality of discrete points. Force... Agent: Disney Enterprises, Inc. C/o Marsh Fischmann & Breyfogle LLP

20090186711 - Glider teeter-totter: An improved teeter-totter has a pair of seats mounted at opposite ends of a longitudinal seat support member. The seat support member is suspended from overhead pivots by a pair of linkage arms to provide riders with a motion that combines the up-and-down arcuate motion of a conventional teeter-totter with... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman LLP

20090181780 - Child swing and jumper apparatus and methods of operating the same: A child entertainment apparatus is convertible between a swing mode and a jumper mode. The apparatus includes a frame, and a support convertible between a swinging configuration and a bouncing configuration. In the jumper mode, the support suspends the seat from the frame by a substantially flexible section, and in... Agent: Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman, LLC

20090181781 - Amusement ride: An amusement ride has guides and at least one carriage movable along the guides. At least three first arms each having a first end and a second end are provided, wherein the first ends are connected pivotably to the at least one carriage. First drives are provided that each are... Agent: Gudrun E. Huckett Draudt

20090176588 - Method and apparatus for storing and transporting portable stationary sheet flow water rides: The invention relates to a portable water ride having a trailer with a water catch basin built therein, wherein at least two pivoting supports are provided which can be deployed to an expanded position and stowed to a vertical position. When the supports are deployed, a flexible ride surface can... Agent: Patent Office Of J. John Shimazaki, PLLC

20090170618 - Child motion device: A child motion device has a frame assembly configured to rest on a floor surface. The device also has a drive system that defines a generally vertical axis of rotation. An arm extends from part of the device and is cantilevered from the axis of rotation. The arm is supported... Agent: Lempia Braidwood LLC