Title:
AMUSEMENT SLIDE ELEMENTS AND SYSTEMS
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2012/048016
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
Leisure and amusement slide elements and systems are disclosed. In one embodiment, a waterslide includes a bowl having a curved sidewall, two or more rider entrances for enabling riders to slide into the bowl and to circuit at least a portion of the bowl, and a receptacle for forming a pool of water to receive a rider exiting the bowl. A nozzle is provided for directing a jet of water to bias a rider towards an edge of the pool. Another slide apparatus includes a bowl having upper and lower ends and first and second entrances distinct from one another and spaced apart from the bowl lower end. The first and second entrances are configured to bias all users of the first and second entrances to travel about at least a portion of the bowl in a common direction, whether clockwise or counter-clockwise.
Inventors:
OLIVE PHILIP JOHN (GB)
CUTTELL DAVID JOHN (GB)
CUTTELL DAVID JOHN (GB)
Application Number:
PCT/US2011/054948
Publication Date:
June 28, 2012
Filing Date:
October 05, 2011
Export Citation:
Assignee:
SPLASHTACULAR INC (US)
OLIVE PHILIP JOHN (GB)
CUTTELL DAVID JOHN (GB)
OLIVE PHILIP JOHN (GB)
CUTTELL DAVID JOHN (GB)
International Classes:
A63G21/18
Domestic Patent References:
| WO2010040978A1 | 2010-04-15 |
Foreign References:
| US6485372B2 | 2002-11-26 | |||
| US20090221377A1 | 2009-09-03 | |||
| US20090062025A1 | 2009-03-05 |
Other References:
See also references of EP 2624926A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
ANIS, Hissan (2345 Grand Boulevard Suite 240, Kansas City MO, US)
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