Inflatable water slide

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2003-01-20

2003-11-18

Nguyen, Kien T. (Department: 3712)

Amusement devices

Body slide

Water slide

C472S134000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06648767

ABSTRACT:

The present invention is an inflatable water slide comprising: an inflatable main section
110
forming a ramp section
120
and a ladder section
150
. The ladder section
150
allows a user to climb to the apex
115
where the ramp section
120
begins. A user rider may then slide down the ramp section
120
in a seated position. An inflatable pool
180
holding water may be attached to the bottom end of the ramp section
120
to receive the user rider and water running through the center channel of the ramp section
120
.
The inflatable main section
110
has a left
111
and right side
112
. The left side
111
is defined as the left side of the slide from the perspective of a user rider climbing the ladder and riding the slide in a seated position. The right side
112
is defined as the right side of the slide from the perspective of a user rider climbing the ladder and riding the slide in a seated position. A user climbs a rope ladder at the ladder section
150
and can slide down the slide. The rope ladder
150
is comprised of a series of rungs
160
made of rope. Rope is attached at opposite ends of the ladder section
150
to form the rungs
160
. The rope ladder rungs
160
have slack to allow even distribution of weight on the ladder section
150
. Each rung
160
may be made of a plurality of ropes.
The ramp section
120
forms a channel
130
where a quantity of water flows freely down the slide from an upper slide portion to a lower slide portion. The inflatable water slide includes a water hose attachment
118
to decrease friction between the user and the surface of the channel
130
. A water hose
118
is attached to the upper slide portion providing a flow of water downstream to a lower slide portion. The lower slide portion terminates in a pool of water
180
. A water hose
118
is attached to the apex of the inflatable water slide. The water hose attachment
118
optionally includes a spraying nozzle for distributing water evenly across the top of the channel
130
. The lower pool
180
optionally includes a recirculating pump for pumping water through a water hose
118
back to the apex of the slide.
For variation, the slide may have a curved profile that snakes left to right or may have differing degrees of slope. The slope of the ramp section
120
may vary. The ramp
120
preferably creates an acute angle with the ground, less than 45 degrees to provide a longer ramp section
120
.
Inflatable retaining sidewalls
140
are formed in on each side of the channel
130
. Inflatable retaining sidewalls
140
keep user riders from falling off of the slide. Retaining sidewalls
140
additionally keep water within the channel ramp portion of the slide, and the water keeps people moving through the middle portion of the slide.
A stabilizing chamber
170
is placed on either side of the slide. The stabilizing chamber
170
is attached to the inflatable main section
110
. The stabilizing chamber
170
is a separate chamber and may be inflated or deflated depending to suit the ground that the slide is positioned upon. Additionally, the stabilizing chamber
170
may reach underneath the apex of the inflatable main section
115
. The stabilizing chamber
170
protrudes from the bottom of the inflatable main section
110
. Children who play at the apex
115
may fall off of the higher portion of the rope ladder may land on the stabilizing chamber
170
. Thus, the stabilizing chamber
170
is a safety device for catching riders who fall off of the apex of the slide or the slide ramp.
The stabilizing chamber members
170
may be attached to the bottom of the main section
110
and the side of the main section
110
. The stabilizing chamber members
170
may be attach ed to the side of the main section
110
. The stabilizing chamber members
170
may be attached to the bottom of the main section
110
. The best mode is when stabilizing chambers
170
are attached partially under the main section
110
, and partially to the sides of the main section
110
so that when inflated, the main section
110
may be cradled and balanced. For example, when the monster slide is placed on slightly sloped ground, such that the slide is perpendicular to the slope of the ground a user would notice that the left side of the slide is lower than and the right side of the slide. Here, the main section
110
may be balanced by inflating the downhill left stabilizing chamber slightly more than the uphill right stabilizing chamber
170
.
The main member is preferably one chamber, including the ladder portion
150
and the ramp slide portion
120
. The sidewalls
140
are preferably one chamber, in fluid communication with the main chamber. However, the best mode is to have stabilizing chambers
170
independently sequestered from the main section
110
. Alternatively, the stabilizing chambers
170
may have fluid communication and share air pressure with the main section
110
. All inflatable members further include a valve for inflation and deflation of members.


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