A canopy tour system may include multiple track lines extending between associated upper and lower stations for loading, launching, receiving, and unclipping, respectively, riders of trolleys on the zip lines. A system of mechanical and electronic interlocks provides safety for users in remote locations, enabling individual riders to operate trolleys, including attaching and dis-attaching the trolleys from various track lines, unattended by other workers or employees of the canopy tour operation. Mechanical interlocks assure that a trolley cannot be properly engaged with a launch block on a track line until all such interlocks are properly closed. A master computer may communicate through a network, with all stations to verify and identify times and locations of users.
Unattended, self-guided, zip-line, tour system and method
03.07.2018
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | A63G Karussells , MERRY-GO-ROUNDS / B61B RAILWAY SYSTEMS , Eisenbahnanlagen / B61H Bremsen oder andere Verzögerungseinrichtungen ausgebildet für Schienenfahrzeuge , BRAKES OR OTHER RETARDING APPARATUS PECULIAR TO RAIL VEHICLES / B61L Leiten des Eisenbahnverkehrs , GUIDING RAILWAY TRAFFIC / F16D COUPLINGS FOR TRANSMITTING ROTATION , Nicht schaltbare Kupplungen |
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