A63G MERRY-GO-ROUNDS; SWINGS; ROCKING-HORSES; CHUTES; SWITCHBACKS; SIMILAR DEVICES FOR PUBLIC AMUSEMENT
Introduced: September 1968
Classification Context
- Section:
- HUMAN NECESSITIES
- Class:
- SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
- Subclass:
- MERRY-GO-ROUNDS; SWINGS; ROCKING-HORSES; CHUTES; SWITCHBACKS; SIMILAR DEVICES FOR PUBLIC AMUSEMENT
Description
This subclass covers the design, construction, and operation of mechanical amusement devices and rides intended for public entertainment, including rotating platforms (merry-go-rounds), suspended or pivoting seating systems (swings), simulated animal rides (rocking-horses), gravity-based chutes, and track-based switchback rides. The classification encompasses structural components, drive mechanisms, safety features, and control systems specific to these ride types, as well as related novelty devices and fairground attractions. It specifically excludes gaming machines, vending devices, and non-mechanical entertainment equipment, which are covered elsewhere in the A63 class.
Related Keywords
18 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- A63G 1/00 Roundabouts
- A63G 11/00 See-saws
- A63G 13/00 Cradle swings; Rocking-horses; Like devices resting on the ground
- A63G 15/00 Rocking horses on runners adapted for progressive movement
- A63G 17/00 Hobby-horses
- A63G 19/00 Toy animals for riding
- A63G 21/00 Chutes; Helter-skelters
- A63G 23/00 Rotating or rocking pots
- A63G 25/00 Autocar-like self-drivers; Runways therefor
- A63G 27/00 Russian swings; Great wheels, e.g. Ferris wheels
- A63G 29/00 Rolling drums turning somersaults with or without rolling seats
- A63G 3/00 Water roundabouts, e.g. freely floating
- A63G 31/00 Amusement arrangements
- A63G 33/00 Devices allowing competitions between several persons, not otherwise provided for
- A63G 4/00 Accessories for roundabouts not restricted to one of groups or
- A63G 5/00 Games on roundabouts
- A63G 7/00 Up-and-down-hill tracks or switchbacks
- A63G 9/00 Swings