(12) INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (10) International Publication Number (43) International Publication Date WO 2012/040647 A3 29 March 2012 (29.03.2012) P O P C T

(51) International Patent Classification: CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DK, DM, DO, A63G 27/00 (2006.01) A63G 23/00 (2006.01) DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IS, JP, KE, KG, KM, KN, KP, KR, (21) International Application Number: KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LT, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, PCT/US201 1/053 126 MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, (22) International Filing Date: OM, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SC, SD, 23 September 201 1 (23.09.201 1) SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (25) Filing Language: English (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every (26) Publication Language: English kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, (30) Priority Data: GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, SD, SL, SZ, TZ, UG, 61/385,921 23 September 2010 (23.09.2010) US ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, MD, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, (72) Inventor; and EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, (71) Applicant : KITCHEN, William J. [US/US]; 11536 MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, Lake Butler Blvd., Windermere, Florida 34786 (US). TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). (74) Agent: POLSON, Margaret; Oppedahl Patent Law Firm LLC, 12000 N. Pecos St., Suite 252, Westminster, Color Published: ado 80234 (US). — with international search report (Art. 21(3)) (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BR, BW, BY, BZ,

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(54) Title: NARROW BASE VIEWING WHEEL (57) Abstract: A wheel amusement ride is depicted, which moves car riages containing riders around the wheel on a track. In other words, the carriages move, not the wheel. This design allows a moment frame to be used to support the wheel. Because a moment frame can be constructed to be much narrower than the supports for a traditional Ferris wheel, the wheel of the present invention can be installed in a much narrower land area, while still achieving great height.

< o w o 2012/040647 A3 1I 11 II I 1 Illlll I II II ll ll II lllll III II before the expiration of the time limit for amending the e P ' Internat i ona searc report^ claims and to be republished in the event of receipt of amendments (Rule 48.2(h)) INTERNATIONAL SEARCH REPORT International application No. PCT/US201 1/053126 A. CLASSIFICATION OF SUBJECT MATTER

A63G 27/00(2006.01)i, A63G 23/00(2006.01)i

According to International Patent Classification (IPC) or to both national classification and IPC B. FIELDS SEARCHED Minimum documentation searched (classification system followed by classification symbols) A63G 27/00; A63G 27/06

Documentation searched other than minimum documentation to the extent that such documents are included in the fields searched Korean utility models and applications for utility models Japanese utility models and applications for utility models

Electronic data base consulted during the international search (name of data base and, where practicable, search terms used) eKOMPASS(KIPO internal) & Keywords: ferris wheel, rider track, center frame and support rail

c. DOCUMENTS CONSIDERED TO BE RELEVANT

Category* Citation of document, with indication, where appropriate, of the relevant passages Relevant to claim No.

US 6994629 B2 (RONALD A. BUSSINK) 07 February 2006 1-10 See the abstract , column 2 , claims 1-2 and f igure 1 .

EP 0389008 Al (KNIJPSTRA K0NSTRUKTIE B.V. ) 26 September 1990 1-10 See the abstract , column 3 1-2 and f igure 1 .

JP 2003-210853 A (SANOYAS HISHINO MEISHO CORP) 29 July 2003 1-10 See the abstract , paragraphs 12-13 and f igures 1-2 .

JP 2007-167215 A (SENYO KOGYO KK) 05 July 2007 1-10 See the abstract , paragraphs 11-12 and f igures 1-2 .

Further documents are listed in the continuation of Box C . patent family annex.

Special categories of cited documents: "T" later document published after the international filing date or priority document defining the general state of the art which is not considered date and not in conflict with the application but cited to understand to be of particular relevance the principle or theory underlying the invention earlier application or patent but published on or after the international "X" document of particular relevance; the claimed invention cannot be filing date considered novel or cannot be considered to involve an inventive document which may throw doubts on priority claim(s) or which is step when the document is taken alone cited t o establish the publication date of citation or other "Y" document of particular relevance; the claimed invention cannot be special reason (as specified) considered to involve an inventive step when the document is document referring to an oral disclosure, use, exhibition or other combined with one or more other such documents, such combination means being obvious to a person skilled in the art document published prior to the international filing date but later "&" document member of the same patent family than the priority date claimed Date of the actual completion of the international search Date of mailing of the international search report 2 5 APRIL 2012 (25.04.2012) 27 APRIL 2012 (27.04.2012) Name and mailing address of the ISA/KR Authorized officer Korean Intellectual Property Office f . Government Complex-Daejeon, 189 Cheongsa-ro, CHOI, INYONG TO Λ Seo-gu, Daejeon 302-701, Republic of Korea Facsimile No. 82-42-472-7140 Telephone No. 82-42-481-5475 Form PCT/ISA/210 (second sheet) (My 2009) INTERNATIONAL SEARCH REPORT International application No. Information on patent family members PCT/US2011/053126

Patent document Publication Patent family Publication cited in search report date member(s) date

US 6994629 B2 07 .02 .2006 EP 1459789 A1 22. 09 .2004 NL 1022960C2 0 1. 10 .2004 US 2005-01 13 178 A1 26. 05 .2005

EP 0389008 26 .09 . 1990 DE 69000065 D1 2 1.05 . 1 2 DE 891 1634 U1 18. 0 1. 1990 DK0389008T3 27. 07 . 1992 EP 0389008 B1 15. 04. 1992 ES 20310 16 T3 16. 11. 1992 GR3005098T3 24. 05 . 1993 JP 02-280788 A 16. 11. 1990 NL8900728A 16. 10 . 1990 US 04988089A A 29. 0 1. 199 1

JP 2003-210853 A 29 .07 .2003 None

JP 2007-1672 15 A 05 .07 .2007 JP 4220993 B2 04. 02 .2009

Form PCT/ISA/210 (patent family annex) (My 2009)