JPS59135084A - Water slide stand - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a water slide, and more particularly to a water slide having a unit having a U-shaped cross section.

Such a water slide is described, for example, in Swiss patent no. 626.8.
No. 12, which is known in the art and is installed at waterside areas such as beaches, water playgrounds, and swimming pools. Basically, a trough has a chute that slopes downward from a framework or scaffolding structure, perhaps changing direction several times, and terminating just above the water surface.

Stairs, possibly moving stairs, up to the height of the start position of the unit,
Alternatively, it may be accessed by one or more elevators. To reduce friction between the water slide user and the slide, the water is directed down the chute to the end. The water for this purpose is pumped up to the above-mentioned height with suitable pumps.

In one known example, the chute has reinforced plastic parts, ie fiber plastic parts, each of which is provided with a device, such as a flange, which connects the parts end to end to form a continuous chute. The unit is held in place by stirrup supports mounted on top of support posts in appropriate locations. A disadvantage of assembling soyutes using reinforced plastics with a U-shaped cross-section is the creation of transverse grooves at the joint between the two parts, which creates a large number of friction-enhancing areas along the chute. This can cause abnormal wear. To provide the desired mechanical strength, the reinforced plastic parts must be relatively thick, resulting in a considerable amount of material being required to construct the chute, making these parts considerably more expensive. That will happen.

One object of the present invention is to provide a droop slide in which the chute of the slide is constructed of components that are economical in terms of the amount of material used and are high in strength, while imparting little friction to the user. . A further object is to provide a water slide in which worn chutes can be easily replaced.

According to the invention, the above object is achieved by a water slide of the above-mentioned type, in which the slide is mounted on longitudinally extending side edges by means of two substantially parallel support bars extending over it. This is achieved by means of a water slide constructed by a supported flexible web.

The support bar is advantageously held by a stirrup-like holder,
Additionally, the stirrup-like holder may be adjustably secured to support posts disposed along the seat.

To stabilize the chute laterally if necessary, the flexible web may be joined to the retaining rod at a location between its longitudinally extending side edges. This holding rod is provided below the support bar.

The holding rod may also be fixed and carried by a stirrup-like holder.

In embodiments of water slides provided with retaining bars, the flexible web adjacent to the retaining bars preferably comprises an outwardly projecting flange-like portion, which is connected to the web parallel to the retaining bars. It plays the role of attaching it to the closest holding rod. Preferably, the flange-like part is provided with holes, and the web is secured to the nearest holding rod with the aid of ropes, through which the lobes alternately pass around 1㎜ of the holding rod, and then Through the next hole,
You can do this one after the other.

The flexible web is secured to the support bars by passing the longitudinally extending side edges of the web around the top of each support bar and securing them by suitable means at or near the bottom of each support bar. Good too.

According to yet another embodiment of the invention, the chute is provided with at least one curve along its length, which may be either clockwise or counterclockwise, to impart an upward curvature to the curve of the rare or bracket. The support bars on the outside of at least one of the curves may be placed higher than the support bars on the inside of the curve. The web is preferably made of a plastic material such as polyvinyl chloride, polyethylene or other thermoplastics. A continuous web of reinforced plastic made of soft polyvinyl chloride with a thickness Q of 3 mm is suitable for constructing the chute of the water slide according to the invention. I know there is.

The invention will now be explained in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In FIG. 1, two parts 1, 2 of a water slide chute constructed of thin flexible webs are shown. Along the length of various support posts 3, 4 installed at the bathing area or swimming pool side, the
The mounting support has been exhausted.

The unit may be arranged to extend from the top of a scaffolding structure at a bathing area, allowing a portion of the scaffolding structure to be used as a diving board or the like. The sheet may also be provided with curves or loops, and may terminate at the water surface of a bathing area or pool. The water slide user climbs the stairs, possibly through a toll booth, to the top platform of the scaffolding structure, grips the sides of the seat firmly, and sits on top of the ute. As soon as the grip is loosened, the user begins sliding down the chute toward the end. The user of the water slide is thrown onto the surface of the water by kinetic energy and then submerges into the water.

As shown in FIG. 1, portions 1 and 2 of the chute are supported by a plurality of support posts 3 and 4. As shown in FIG.

Each post 3, 4 has a foot 5 set on the ground 6 and carries a boulder 7. The boulder 7 can move up and down along the post and can also rotate around the post. The boulder 7 can also be fixed at a selected height position by means of a strut screw 8. Each holder 7 has a sleeve-like tubular part 9 that is rotatable around the support post 3 and a tubular arm part 10 that is fixed to the tubular part 9.1. This configuration allows the arm portion to rotate in place of the post. Inserted into the tubular arm part 10 is a longitudinally displaceable second arm part 11 which can be locked in a selected position by means of a stop screw 12.

In order to strengthen the holder 7, as shown in FIG.
The reinforcing plate 13 may be welded to the sleeve-like tubular part 9 and the tubular arm part 1o. The arm portion 11 has a stirrup-like holder 14
This stirrup-like holder 14 carries a crosspiece 15, two intermediate pieces (one of which is designated by the reference numeral 16) and two upwardly extending side pieces (of which (denoted by reference numeral 17).

The stirrup-shaped holder 14, which is provided with an upper bent side piece 17, is supported by two mutually substantially parallel support bars 18,1.
It serves as a support for 9.

This support bar 18.1g extends into the chute portion of the water slide, and the side piece 17 is attached to the support bar 18 with reference numeral 2, as best seen in FIG.
It is connected at o.

Support bar 18.1 carried in stirrup-like holder 14
9 constitutes a seat for the chute with a thin flexible web 21 of reinforced plastic material bent in a U-shape. The side edges of the reinforced plastic web 21 are folded back around the support bar 18, 19 and are fixed on its underside by a fixing pin with a head 22. The webs 21 are provided with holes at relevant locations through which the respective heads 22 can be passed during attachment of the webs to the support bar. The portion of the web material around the edge of the hole is thus retained on the underside of the head 22. To strengthen the edges of each hole, these edges are reinforced with eyelets (not shown).

For the purpose of laterally stabilizing the plastic web 21 and holding it tensioned outwardly, the illustrated embodiment of the water slide is provided with mutually parallel holding bars 23,24. This holding bar 23.24 is likewise connected to the support bar 18.1.
9 and is disposed below these and fixed to the stirrup-like holder 14. In this case holding rods 2 on each side of the reinforced plus deck web 21
3.24 is provided with a recessed outwardly projecting flange-like portion. The flange-shaped portion corresponding to the holding rod 23 is designated by the reference numeral 25, and the flange-like portion corresponding to the holding rod 24 is designated by the reference numeral 26. As best seen in FIG. 5, the flange-like portion 26
It is fixed to the holding rod 24 with the help of 7. The rope 27 is passed through a hole 29 reinforced with an eyelet 28, and then passed around the holding rod 24 and passed through the next hole 30 repeatedly, and finally a string extending in the longitudinal direction is formed. It will be done. The upper part of the reinforced plastic wafer 21 is the support bar 18.
19 and the sides of the web are attached to the retaining rods 24.25.
The need to be fixed to the seat results in a seat that maintains a nearly constant shape and is virtually unobstructed, creating as little friction as possible on the person sliding on the seat.

One important advantage offered by the water slide according to the invention is that it can be easily replaced when the reinforced plastic web 21 or any part thereof becomes excessively worn. All that must be done during replacement is to remove the side edge of the web 21, which has been folded over one of the support bars 18, 19, from the bottle head 22 and loosen it; then, if the rope 27 is present, It is only necessary to loosen this rope from the retaining rods 23, 24 below both edges of 21.

Another advantage offered by the water slide according to the invention is that the stirrup-like holder 14 is adjustable, i.e. by loosening the strutsopscrew 9 it is possible to adjust the maneuver from the ground, making it possible to By loosening the stop screw 12 and rotating the stirrup-like holder 14 by a predetermined angle in place of the arm 10, the angle of inclination with respect to the ground can be adjusted.

FIG. 3 shows an embodiment of the invention in which the stirrup-like holder 14 is suspended from a suitable suspension system. In the suspension system of the embodiment shown here, two beams 31 made of plywood and extending in the longitudinal direction are attached to the ceiling of the swimming pool. A cross beam 32 is provided between the two beams. The stirrup-shaped holder 14 is
It is attached to one beam 31 via a first holding arm 33 and to the cross beam 32 via a second holding arm 34.

As shown in FIG. 1, the chute web 21 (l-1:
, curved. In the embodiment shown here, a left-hand curve is provided.

The curve may be cambered to allow a person to descend the water slide more quickly through the curve. For this purpose, the support bars 18 or 19 on the outside of the curve are provided at a higher position than the support bars on the inside of the curve, as shown in dashed lines in FIG. That is, this allows the desired upward curvature to be imparted to the curve.

Although the invention has been described with reference to specific embodiments, it is not intended to be so limited. For example, there is no particular need to stabilize the shot laterally. In this case, as shown in FIG. 3, the holding rod can be omitted.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 shows, in top plan view, the arrangement of two sections of flexible web supported at different heights to form a water slide unit. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of FIG. 1 taken along lines 1--2 showing the seat mounted on the support post. FIG. 3 shows a cross-sectional view of a variant embodiment in which the water slide sheet is suspended along its length along the direction. FIG. 4 shows an enlarged view of one of the chute sections shown in cross section in FIG. FIG. 5 is a side view showing the chute and its attached state to the support post. 1.2 ......Shoot, 3.4 ...
...Support post, 5 ...... Foot, 6 ...... Ground, 7 ......
・・・Holder, 8.12 ・・・・・・Nutop Screw) 9 ・・・・・・Tubular part, 10.
11...Tubular arm part, 13...
・Reinforcement plate, 14... Stirrup-shaped holder, 1
5・・・・・・・・・Cross piece, 16・・・・・・
...Middle heath, 17...Side piece, 18.19...Support bar, 21...
...Flexible web, 22... Bottle head, 23, 24 ...... Holding rod, 2
5I26...Flange-shaped part, 27...
...... Rope, 28...Eyelet, 29.30 ......Hole, 31...
・ Beam, 32...Cross beam, 3
3.34......holding arm.

Claims (1)

Claims: (1) A water slide having a knot having a U-shaped cross-section, the knot consisting of flexible webs extending substantially parallel to each other along the sheet. 2
A water slide suspended from a book support bar with longitudinally extending side edges. (2) In the water slide according to item U), the support bar is carried by a stirrup-like holder, and the stirrup-like holder is arranged along the chute vc. A water slide that is adjustable and fixed to a raised support post. (3) In the water slide according to claim (2), the flexible web is arranged below the support bar at a position between its longitudinally extending side edges. A water slide connected to a holding rod to stabilize the unit laterally. (4) A water slide according to claim (3), wherein the holding rod is fixed to the stirrup-like holder. (5) In the water slide according to claim (4), the flexible web adjacent to the holding rod comprises:
A water slide having seven outwardly projecting flange-shaped portions, said portion being parallel to said retaining rod and configured to act as a stop device for attaching said web to said retaining rod closest to said retaining rod. (0) In the water slide according to claim (5), a hole is formed in the flange-like portion, and the web is fixed to the nearest holding rod with the help of lobes. (7) A water slide in which the rope is passed through the holes alternately and passed around the holding rod, so that the rope is passed through the holes alternately and passed around the holding rod, so that the rope is passed through the holes in turn and the rope is passed through the holes in turn. In the water slide described in item ), the side edge extending in the longitudinal direction of the web is
A water slide which is arranged around the upper side of each of the support bars and fixed to the lower side thereof. (8) In the water slide according to claim α), the water slide has at least one water slide on its long awn.
The water slide has two curves, and the support bar on the outside of the at least one curve is provided at a higher level than the support bar on the inside of the curve. (9) A water slide according to claim (1), in which the web is made of plastic material. (10) Claim (9) The water slide according to , wherein the plastic web comprises reinforcing plastic.