Raft for white water ride, has buoyancy provided by elastic body divided into separate sections by cross direction walls

摘要

The raft has an elastic body (11) extending around its periphery for providing buoyancy. The body is divided into separate closed sections by cross-direction walls (13). The body sections are in turn divided into closed watertight compartments. The elastic body is filled with a fluid, preferably air. The raft has a round shape when viewed from above. An independent claim is also included for a white water amusement ride with a lifting device (3) in the form of a conveyor (20) for raising rafts from a first ride section to a higher second section. The conveyor has two or more parallel conveyor elements connected by cross-direction supports. The conveyor elements are chains.