Portable Stage Assembly
    53.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240278705A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-08-22

    申请号:US18112355

    申请日:2023-02-21

    申请人: Jerome Taylor

    发明人: Jerome Taylor

    IPC分类号: B60P3/025 A63J1/02 E04H3/28

    CPC分类号: B60P3/0252 A63J1/02 E04H3/28

    摘要: A portable stage assembly includes a trailer towable by a tow vehicle which has a floor and a roof. The trailer is open such that the floor defines a stage to facilitate a live performance. A pair of floor panels is each hingedly attached to the trailer and each of the floor panels extends in opposite directions from the trailer when the floor panels are in the deployed position. A pair of roof panels is each hingedly attached to the trailer and each of the roof panels extends in opposite directions from the trailer when the roof panels are positioned in a deployed position. A pair of stage curtains is each slidably attached to the roof of the trailer thereby facilitating the pair of stage curtains to conceal the stage when the stage curtains are closed or to expose the stage when the stage curtains are opened.

    Flexible shell structure for show elements

    公开(公告)号:US12029998B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-07-09

    申请号:US17543584

    申请日:2021-12-06

    IPC分类号: A63J1/02 A63J19/00

    CPC分类号: A63J19/006 A63J1/02

    摘要: Aspects of the present disclosure are related to a flexible shell structure. The flexible shell structure includes a plurality of rigid support strips that collectively define a three-dimensional shape of at least one part of a character form. The flexible shell structure further includes at least one coupling member configured to couple two or more rigid support strips of the plurality of rigid support strips. The at least one coupling member enables the flexible shell structure to flex when a first force is applied to the flexible shell structure in a first direction, and enables the flexible shell structure to resist flexing when a second force is applied to the flexible shell structure in a second direction.

    SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COSTUMED CHARACTER INTERACTION

    公开(公告)号:US20240075401A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-03-07

    申请号:US17901544

    申请日:2022-09-01

    IPC分类号: A63J5/02 A63J1/02

    CPC分类号: A63J5/02 A63J1/02

    摘要: A system for controlling costumed character interaction includes a character costume configured to be worn by a user. The character costume includes an electromagnet integrated into the character costume. The system also includes a stage prop including a magnetic piece integrated into the stage prop. The system further includes a control interface coupled to the electromagnet. The control interface is configured, via a control signal, to activate and to deactivate the electromagnet to control interaction between the character costume and the stage prop via magnetic interaction between the electromagnet and the magnetic piece.

    DYNAMICALLY RECONFIGURED DARK RIDE SYSTEM AND METHODS

    公开(公告)号:US20230114639A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-04-13

    申请号:US17963640

    申请日:2022-10-11

    摘要: Dark ride system 1 typically comprises a ride space; a set of wirelessly-controlled and tracklessly-guided passenger vehicle platforms 10 dispatchable within the ride space; a set of wirelessly-controlled and tracklessly-guided themed scenery vehicle platforms dispatchable within the ride space; a load and unload area for passengers disposed proximate the ride space; and a control system. A predetermined set of passengers is allowed to board a predetermined subset of the set of wirelessly-controlled and tracklessly-guided passenger vehicle platforms at the load and unload area and the set of wirelessly-controlled and tracklessly-guided themed scenery vehicle platforms dispatched in an initial spatial arrangement at one or more predetermined times. During a ride show, the control system choreographs and changes a predetermined subset of the set of wirelessly-controlled and tracklessly-guided themed scenery vehicle platforms. At a conclusion of the ride show, the predetermined set of passengers are allowed to exit.

    STAGE HOIST MOTOR ASSEMBLY
    58.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20230052797A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-16

    申请号:US17885010

    申请日:2022-08-10

    申请人: IWEISS

    IPC分类号: A63J1/02 B66D1/12

    摘要: A stage hoist motor assembly includes a first electric motor including a first brake and a second electric motor including a second brake. The first electric motor and the second electric motor are stacked one atop the other within a common plane. A cable winch is rotatable about a winch axis and includes a cable winch shaft that is driven by the first and second electric motors through respective ones of a first drive coupling and a second drive coupling. A width of the motors is less than a width of the winch. Moreover, the motors are stacked one atop the other within a common plane to provide a compact foot print that is favorable to use in performance venue environments.

    FLEXIBLE SHELL STRUCTURE FOR SHOW ELEMENTS

    公开(公告)号:US20220176266A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-06-09

    申请号:US17543584

    申请日:2021-12-06

    IPC分类号: A63J19/00 A63J1/02

    摘要: Aspects of the present disclosure are related to a flexible shell structure. The flexible shell structure includes a plurality of rigid support strips that collectively define a three-dimensional shape of at least one part of a character form. The flexible shell structure further includes at least one coupling member configured to couple two or more rigid support strips of the plurality of rigid support strips. The at least one coupling member enables the flexible shell structure to flex when a first force is applied to the flexible shell structure in a first direction, and enables the flexible shell structure to resist flexing when a second force is applied to the flexible shell structure in a second direction.

    Compact hoist accessories and combination systems

    公开(公告)号:US11319198B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-05-03

    申请号:US16514045

    申请日:2019-07-17

    摘要: A hoist system having a drum primarily self-contained within a batten, for raising and lowering lighting, sound equipment, curtains and the like, often in a performance environment. The compact system is highly scalable to a variety of spaces and applications, including school and public theaters and concert halls, as well as some homes, private business, etc. The hoist system may be adapted with safety mechanisms including an overspeed detector, which may comprise a centrifugal detection mechanism coupled to an elongate member of the system; dampening means; a compact mechanism for trimming or adjusting an operative length of elongate member; stabilizing pipe shaft bearings; elongate member diverter pulley mechanisms load balancing termination points. Additional features include various alternative combination hoist implementations and orientations, and alternative incorporated attachment mechanisms for use with the hoist system.