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EP 0904815 A3 19990929 - Merry-go-round

Title (en)

Merry-go-round

Title (de)

Karussell

Title (fr)

Carrousel

Publication

EP 0904815 A3 19990929 (DE)

Application

EP 98118115 A 19980924

Priority

DE 19742260 A 19970925

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0904815A2] The ride has a rotary support (2) on a central pole (1), carrying passenger cars (4) on support bars (3). The support bars can swing about an axis (8) which is oblique with respect to the radial and rotation direction of the rotary support.

IPC 1-7

A63G 1/28

IPC 8 full level

A63G 23/00 (2006.01); A63G 1/28 (2006.01); A63G 31/08 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A63G 1/28 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

[A] DE 4137502 A1 19920617 - KASTNER HELMUT [DE]
[A] GB 1532991 A 19781122 - WOOLLS A
[A] FR 512422 A 19210122 - POL AUGUSTE DUBRAY [FR], et al

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0904815 A2 19990331; EP 0904815 A3 19990929; DE 19742260 A1 19990408; DE 19742260 C2 20011031; JP H11137853 A 19990525; US 6022276 A 20000208

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 98118115 A 19980924; DE 19742260 A 19970925; JP 27180398 A 19980925; US 16023398 A 19980924