US Patent Issued to ANTONIO ZAMPERLA on Jan. 13 for "Seat for amusement rides and system for the boarding/disembarking of passengers on/from at least one seat" (Italian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,521,640, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to ANTONIO ZAMPERLA S.P.A. (Altavilla Vicentina, Italy).

"Seat for amusement rides and system for the boarding/disembarking of passengers on/from at least one seat" was invented by Alberto Zamperla (Altavilla Vicentina, Italy), Massimo Romanaldi (Altavilla Vicentina, Italy) and Albano Moresco (Altavilla Vicentina, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A seat for amusement rides which has a seat portion and a backrest to accommodate a passenger, and a footboard and a leg rest element configured in use to provide support respectively for the foots and the legs of the passenger. The seat also has jutt...