Saturday, February 16, 2013

Compare and contrast!


My idea is an escalator that contains chairs with TV’s and access to social media sites on the screens. These escalators would be the flat escalators that would bring people up to the front of the amusement line so that you wouldn’t have to walk all the way to the front of the line. This way you are able to sit instead of having to wait standing up. This would make peoples experience even more enjoyable at the amusement parks.

Competitor 1 URL: http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blescalator.htm
Competitor 1 overview: This escalator created by Jesse Reno, moves just like my idea would. It is a conveyor belt that moves forward just like mine. The only differences are that I would like my invention to have chairs installed on it with TV's and it wouldn't move upwards at a 25 degree angle, instead my idea would be flat. It would also be much longer than the conveyor belts that most people are used to seeing.
Competitor 2 URL: http://www.archiexpo.com/prod/kone/moving-walkways-11731-163572.html
Competitor 2 Overview: This is what is called a moving walkway. This is semi where my idea originated from. They use this in airports, stations, and shopping center. Mine would be used in the amusement parks instead of the areas it is used for now. The difference again between these are although it is a flat moving walkway mine will have seats installed on it with TV's! These two inventions are very similar, but mine will be much longer than the moving walkways most people are used to seeing. The only other difference is that most people are used to these moving in a straight line. This will not be the case for my invention, it will have to be able to make turns just like a real amusement park line would be like.
My idea for this moving walkway came from both of these inventions that you have read about above. These inventions have been tweaked a little to better fit the amusement park shape. What I mean by this is, when you are standing in line at the amusement park the lines are not normally straight. My invention would be shaped to fit the curves and turns that occur while waiting in line! Other than that the idea of the moving walkway is basically the foundation for my product.

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