Amusement devices – Body slide – Water slide
Patent
1996-06-28
1998-06-16
Nguyen, Kien T.
Amusement devices
Body slide
Water slide
472128, A63G 2118
Patent
active
057660824
ABSTRACT:
The present invention relates to a water ride comprising a channel of water connected to a beach area, wherein a torrential flow of water can be released into the channel, to create a swell that travels through the channel, and then turns into a solitary tidal wave that spills and breaks onto the beach. The water in the channel can also be made to flow in a uniform direction, due to the momentum and energy transferred from repeatedly releasing the torrential flow of water into the channel. The curvature and orientation of the beach area relative to the channel causes the waves breaking onto the beach to travel radially outward in an arc-shape, causing the waves to spill over and break, as they make their way around the beach.
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