EP0110843A2 - A water slide - Google Patents
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- EP0110843A2 EP0110843A2 EP83850213A EP83850213A EP0110843A2 EP 0110843 A2 EP0110843 A2 EP 0110843A2 EP 83850213 A EP83850213 A EP 83850213A EP 83850213 A EP83850213 A EP 83850213A EP 0110843 A2 EP0110843 A2 EP 0110843A2
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
- A63G—MERRY-GO-ROUNDS; SWINGS; ROCKING-HORSES; CHUTES; SWITCHBACKS; SIMILAR DEVICES FOR PUBLIC AMUSEMENT
- A63G21/00—Chutes; Helter-skelters
- A63G21/18—Water-chutes
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- the chute comprises reinforced-plastic sections, e.g. fibreglass-plastic sections, each of which is provided at either end with means, e.g. a flange, for connecting respective sections end-to-end to form a continuous chute, said chute being supported by stirrup-like supports, mounted on the upper parts of suitably positioned support posts.
- reinforced plastic sections of U-shaped cross-section to build the chute of a water slide, is that a transverse groove is formed at the junction where two sections are joined together, resulting in a plurality of friction-increasing locations along the chute causing abnormal wear.
- the reinforced-plastic sections In order to obtain the requisite mechanical strength, the reinforced-plastic sections must be relatively thick, and consequently a relatively large amount of material is used in constructing the chute, causing the sections to be relatively expensive.
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Abstract
© A water slide (1, 2) includes a chute of substantially U-shaped cross-section. The chute is formed by a pliable web (21) which is suspended at its longitudinally extending edges from two substantially, mutually parallel support bars (18, 19) extending along the chute.
Description
- The present invention relates to a water slide which comprises a chute of U-shaped cross-section.
- Such water slides are known to the art, e.g. through Swiss Patent No. 626 812, and are to be found at such waterside locations as seaside bathing locations, waterplay areas, swimming baths and similar locations. In principal, a water slide comprises a chute which slopes downwardly from a frame or staging structure, possibly while changing its direction a number of times, and terminates at a point slightly above the surface of the water. The level at which the chute begins is reached by means of a staircase, possibly a moving staircase, or by means of one or more lifts. In order to reduce friction between the person using the slide and said chute, water is caused to run down the chute to the end thereof. This water is transported to said level by means of a suitable pump. In one known embodiment the chute comprises reinforced-plastic sections, e.g. fibreglass-plastic sections, each of which is provided at either end with means, e.g. a flange, for connecting respective sections end-to-end to form a continuous chute, said chute being supported by stirrup-like supports, mounted on the upper parts of suitably positioned support posts. One disadvantage with using reinforced plastic sections of U-shaped cross-section to build the chute of a water slide, is that a transverse groove is formed at the junction where two sections are joined together, resulting in a plurality of friction-increasing locations along the chute causing abnormal wear. In order to obtain the requisite mechanical strength, the reinforced-plastic sections must be relatively thick, and consequently a relatively large amount of material is used in constructing the chute, causing the sections to be relatively expensive.
- An object of the present invention is to provide a water slide which offers a low friction to persons using the slide, while constructing the chute of the slide from components which are both strong and economic with respect to the amount of material consumed. A further object is to provide a slide in which the chute, which is subjected to wear, can be readily replaced.
- In accordance with the invention, these objects are realised with a water slide of the aforementioned kind in which the chute is formed by a pliable web, which is suspended at its longitudinally extending edges from two substantially mutuallly parallel support bars extending along the chute.
- The support bars may to advantage be carried by stirrup-like holders, which in turn are adjustably secured to support posts positioned along the chute.
- In order to steady the chute laterally, if so required, the pliable web may be connected to attachment rods at positions between the longitudinally extending edges thereof, said attachment rods being located beneath the support bars. Said attachment rods may be secured to and carried by said stirrup-like holders.
- In the embodiment of the water slide in which attachment rods are provided, the pliable web adjacent the attachment rods preferably exhibits outwardly projecting flange-like parts, which are parallel with said attachment rods and which serve as means for attaching the web to-the nearest attachment rod. Suitably, the flange-like parts are provided with holes and the web is secured to the nearest attachment rod with the aid of a rope, which rope is passed alternately through one such hole and around the periphery of the attachment rod and then through a next hole, and so on.
- In order to secure the pliable web to the support bars, the longitudinally extending edges of the web may be passed around the upper sides of respective support bars and attached to the undersides thereof, or in the proximity of the underside, by some suitable means.
- In accordance with a further embodiment of the invention, the chute has a least one curve along its length, which curve may be a right-hand or a left-hand curve, and, in order to introduce a camber in said curve, the support bar on the outside of said at least one curve may be located at a higher level than the support bar on the inside of the curve.
- The web suitably comprises a plastics material, such as polyvinyl chloride, polyethylene and other thermoplastic resins, and preferably comprises a reinforced plastics material. In practice, a continuous reinforced plastics web of soft polyvinyl chloride having a thickness of 0,8 mm has been found suitable for the construction of the chute of a water slide according to the present invention.
- The invention will now be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which
- Figure 1 is a top-plan view of two parts of a supported pliable web forming a water slide chute, said parts being located at different levels;
- Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view taken on the line II-II in Figure 1 illustrating the manner of attaching the chute to a support post;
- Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view of a modified embodiment in which a water slide chute is suspended at a location along its length;
- Figure 4 is an enlarged view of one of the chute parts illustrated in cross-section in Figure 2; and
- Figure 5 is a side view which illustrates the chute in greater detail and the manner in which it is..attached to a support post.
- In Figure 1 there is shown two parts 1, 2 of a water slide chute formed by a thin pliable web and attached to a number of
different support posts 3, 4 positioned at a bathing site or by the side of a swimming pool, to support the chute along its length. The chute may be arranged to extend from the top floor of a staging structure arranged at the bathing site, of which staging structure a part can also be used as a diving platform or the like, and may be provided with curves, and may also form loops, and terminates above the level of the water at the bathing site or pool. Persons wishing to use the slide, climbs to the top platform of the staging structure, optionally after parsing though a stile or the like where payment is collected, by means of a staircase,and seat themselves at the top of the chute, holding firmly to the sides of the chute. As soon as the person releases his grip, he begins to slide down the chute, to the terminal end thereof, where the kinetic energy of the person using the slide causes him to be thrown over the surface of the water and down thereinto. - As illustrated in Figure 1 the parts 1 and 2 of the chute are supported by a number of
support posts 3, 4 each of which is provided with afoot 5 which rests against theground 6. Eachsupport post 3 and 4 carries aholder 7 which can be raised and lowered along the post and swung around the periphery thereof, and theholder 7 can be fixed at selected levels by means ofstop screws 8. Eachholder 7 includes a sleeve-liketubular part 9 which can be rotated relative to thesupport post 3, and atubular arm part 10, which is fixed to thetubular part 9, thus enabling the arm part to be swung around thepost 3. Rotatably inserted in thetubular arm part 10 is a longitudinally displaceablesecond arm part 11, which can be locked in a selected position in thearm part 10 by means ofstop screws 12. In order to strengthen theholder 7, a reinforcingplate 13 may be welded to the sleeve-liketubular part 9 and thetubular arm part 10 asLillustrated in Figure 4. Thearm part 11 carries a stirrup-like holder 14, which comprises across-piece 15, two intermediate pieces, of which one is referenced 16, and two upwardly extending side pieces, of which the side piece associated with theintermediate piece 16 is referenced 17. - The stirrup-
like holders 14 provided with upwardly turnedside pieces 17 form supports for two mutuallyparallel support bars side piece 17 is connected at 20 to thesupport bar 18. - The
support bars like holders 14 form seats for a chute comprising a thin andpliable web 21 of reinforced plastics material curved to a U-shape. The side edges of the reinforcedplastics web 21 are folded around thesupport bars head 22. The web i1 is provided with holes at the relevant locations, which when attaching the web to the bars are passed over arespective head 22, so that part of the web material around the edge of the holes is held beneath thehead 22. In order to strengthen the edges of respective holes, said edges are suitably strengthened with eyelets (not shown). - For the purpose of steadying the
plastics web 21 laterally and holding said web outwardly stretched, the water slide of the illustrated embodiment is provided with mutuallyparallel attachment rods support bars like holders 14. In this case, there is arranged on each side of the reinforcedplastics web 21 an outwardly projecting flange-like part which is allotted one of theattachment rods attachment rod 23 being referenced 25 and the flange-like part allottedattachment rod 24 being referenced 26. As will best be seen from Figure 5, the flange-like part 26 is secured to theattachment rod 24 with the aid of arope 27, which is passed alternately throughholes 29, each strengthened with aneyelet 28, and out around theattachment rod 24, and then in towards and through anadjacent hole 30 in the flange-like part 26, and so on until a longitudinally extending retaining tie is obtained. Because the upper part of the reinforcedplastics web 21 is fixed to thesupport bars attachment rods - One important advantage afforded by the water slide according to the invention is that the reinforced
plastics web 21 or portions thereof can be readily exchanged when excessively worn. All that is needed to be done in this respect is to loosen the side edges of theweb 21 folded around thesupport bars pin heads 22, and to loosen therope 27, when present, from theassociated attachment rods web 21. - Another advantage afforded by the water slide according to the invention is that the stirrup-
like holders 14 can be adjusted, both with respect to the level above the surface of the ground, by loosening thestop screws 9, and with respect to the angle at which they are inclined to said ground surface, by loosening thestop screws 12 and rotating the stirrup-like holder 14 around thearm part 10 to a suitable angle. - Figure 3 illustrates an embodiment of the invention in which the stirrup-
like holders 14 are suspended from suitable suspension means, which in the illustrated case comprise two longitudinally extendingbeams 31 of laminated wood, which are mounted on the ceiling of a swimming bath. Arranged between the two beams is across-beam 32. The stirrup-like holder part 14 is attached through afirst attachment arm 33 to onebeam 31 and through asecond attachment arm 34 to thecross-beam 32. - As indicated in Figure 1, the
chute web 21 has incorporated therein a curve, which in the illustrated embodiment is assumed to be a left-hand curve. In order to facilitate movement of persons down the slide and through the curve, it is possible to introduce a camber into the curve. To this end thesupport bar - Although the invention mainly has been described with - reference to one specific embodiment, it is not limited thereto. For example, it is not necessary to steady the chute laterally, in which case the attachment rods can be omitted, as also shown in Figure 3.
Claims (10)
1. A water slide comprising a chute of U-shaped cross-section, characterised in that the chute is formed by a pliable web (21), which is suspended at its longitudinally extending edges from two substantially, mutually parallel support bars (18, 19) extending along the chute.
2. A water slide according to claim 1, characterised in that the support bars (18, 19) are carried by stirrup-like holders (14), which in turn are adjustably secured to support posts (3,4) positioned along the chute.
3. A water slide according to claim 1 or claim 2, characterised in that the pliable web (21) at positions between the longitudinally extending edges thereof is connected to attachment rods (23,24) in a manner to steady the chute laterally, said attachment rods being located beneath the support bars (18,19).
4. A water slide according to claims 1-3, characterised in that the attachment rods (23,24) are secured to said stirrup-like holders (14).
5. A water slide according to claim 4, characterised in that the pliable web (21) adjacent the attachment rods (23,24) exhibits outwardly projecting flange-like parts (25,26), which are parallel with said attachment rods and which serve as means for attaching the web (21) to the nearest attachment rod (23 or 24).
6. A water slide according to claim 5, characterised in that the flange-like parts (25,26) are provided with holes (29,30) and in that the web (21) is secured to the nearest attachment rod.(23,24) with the aid of a rope (27) or the like, which rope is passed alternately through one such hole (29) and around the periphery of the attachment rod and then through the next hole (30), and so on.
7. A water slide according to claims 1-6, characerised in that the longitudinally extending edges of the web (21) are passed around the upper sides of respective support bars (18, 19) and attached to the underside thereof.
8. A water slide according to any one of claims 1-7, characterised in that the chute has at least one curve along its length, and in that the support bar (18,19) on the outside of said at least one curve is located at a higher level than the support bar on the inside of the curve.
9. A water slide according to any one of claims 1-8, characterised in that said web (21) comprises plastics material.
10. A water slide according to claim 9, characterised in that said plastics web (21) comprises a reinforced plastics.
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SE8206777A SE449447B (en) | 1982-11-26 | 1982-11-26 | waterslide |
SE8206777 | 1982-11-26 |
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EP0110843A2 true EP0110843A2 (en) | 1984-06-13 |
EP0110843A3 EP0110843A3 (en) | 1985-05-02 |
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US6280342B1 (en) | 2000-07-14 | 2001-08-28 | Robert Powell Tod | Slide apparatus and method |
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DE3935061A1 (en) * | 1989-10-20 | 1991-04-25 | Gerhard Haubenwallner | Water chute with at least one track - is supported on struts, with water trough at bottom |
JPH0552004U (en) * | 1991-12-18 | 1993-07-09 | ワイケイケイアーキテクチュラルプロダクツ株式会社 | Mounting device for bridge materials in prefabricated building |
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FR1303040A (en) * | 1961-07-24 | 1962-09-07 | Lacollonge Flexone | Track and springboard for ski jumping |
GB1109707A (en) * | 1966-02-15 | 1968-04-10 | Carter Panels Ltd | Conveying chutes |
US3385599A (en) * | 1966-04-01 | 1968-05-28 | James F. Davis | Amusement roller slide |
FR2324330A1 (en) * | 1975-09-16 | 1977-04-15 | Delcourt Jacques | Inflatable slide fitting over side of ship - has elongated S-shape provided with footholds and hand cord along sides for climbing back |
FR2377818A1 (en) * | 1977-01-19 | 1978-08-18 | Demag Ag | Water slide tower for swimming pool - has several spiral turns around central core and water flow over slide to lubricate surface (BR 5.9.78) |
US4362231A (en) * | 1975-08-07 | 1982-12-07 | Firma Leykam-Murztaler Papier und Zellstoff Aktiengesellschaft | Chute for transporting timber |
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FR1303040A (en) * | 1961-07-24 | 1962-09-07 | Lacollonge Flexone | Track and springboard for ski jumping |
GB1109707A (en) * | 1966-02-15 | 1968-04-10 | Carter Panels Ltd | Conveying chutes |
US3385599A (en) * | 1966-04-01 | 1968-05-28 | James F. Davis | Amusement roller slide |
US4362231A (en) * | 1975-08-07 | 1982-12-07 | Firma Leykam-Murztaler Papier und Zellstoff Aktiengesellschaft | Chute for transporting timber |
FR2324330A1 (en) * | 1975-09-16 | 1977-04-15 | Delcourt Jacques | Inflatable slide fitting over side of ship - has elongated S-shape provided with footholds and hand cord along sides for climbing back |
FR2377818A1 (en) * | 1977-01-19 | 1978-08-18 | Demag Ag | Water slide tower for swimming pool - has several spiral turns around central core and water flow over slide to lubricate surface (BR 5.9.78) |
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US6280342B1 (en) | 2000-07-14 | 2001-08-28 | Robert Powell Tod | Slide apparatus and method |
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AT382320B (en) | 1987-02-10 |
AU2171583A (en) | 1984-05-31 |
CA1208673A (en) | 1986-07-29 |
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JPS59135084A (en) | 1984-08-03 |
SE449447B (en) | 1987-05-04 |
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