# US 10,369,480 B2 · Water slide

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- Number: US 10,369,480 B2
- Document ID: US10369480B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 14/795,042
- Filed: 2015-07-09
- Published: 2015-11-05
- Granted: 2019-08-06
- Earliest claimed: 2009-11-13
- Assignees: ProSlide Technology Inc.
- Applicants: Proslide Technology Inc.
- Inventors: Richard D. Hunter
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10369480B2

## CPC

- A63G 21/18: Water-chutes
- A63G: MERRY-GO-ROUNDS; SWINGS; ROCKING-HORSES; CHUTES; SWITCHBACKS; SIMILAR DEVICES FOR PUBLIC AMUSEMENT

## Abstract

A water slide feature comprising a sliding surface concave about three axes. The waterslide feature is sized and adapted to carry one or more riders and/or ride vehicles sliding thereon on anon-predetermined path. The water slide feature has an entry sized and positioned to direct the one or more riders and/or ride vehicles along the sliding surface on a path which is at least partially upward.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A water slide feature comprising a spherical sliding surface adapted to carry one or more riders and/or ride vehicles sliding thereon from an entry to an exit, the entry sized and positioned to direct the one or more riders and/or ride vehicles along the sliding surface on a path which is at least partially upward and having a first path segment with a first horizontal component of movement in a first direction across the sliding surface and a second path segment with an upward vertical component of movement and a second horizontal component of movement in a second direction across the sliding surface opposite the first horizontal direction; and wherein the entry is substantially perpendicular to the sliding surface where the entry meets the sliding surface.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The waterslide feature of claim 1 wherein the entry is above the exit.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The waterslide feature of claim 2 wherein the entry is on a side of the sliding surface.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The waterslide feature of claim 3 wherein the exit is at a bottom of the sliding surface.

### Claim 5 (depends on 3)

The waterslide feature of claim 3 wherein the exit is above a bottom of the sliding surface.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The waterslide feature of claim 5 wherein the entry is sized and positioned to direct the one or more riders and/or ride on a path which intersects itself on the sliding surface.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The waterslide feature of claim 1 wherein the entry is sized and positioned to direct the one or more riders and/or ride vehicles on a path which intersects itself on the sliding surface.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The waterslide feature of claim 1 wherein the entry is sized and positioned to direct the one or more riders and/or ride vehicles about a continuous path of at least 360 degrees about the sliding surface.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The waterslide feature of claim 1 wherein the waterslide feature is a substantially complete sphere.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The waterslide feature of claim 1 further comprising a barrier for retaining water adjacent the exit.

### Claim 11 (depends on 1)

The waterslide feature of claim 1 wherein both the entry and the exit are above a low portion of the sliding surface.

### Claim 12

A water slide feature comprising a spherical sliding surface adapted to carry one or more riders and/or ride vehicles sliding thereon from an entry to an exit, the entry sized and positioned to direct the one or more riders and/or ride vehicles along the sliding surface on a path at least partially upward; wherein the path is a continuous curved path of substantially 180 degrees; wherein the entry is substantially parallel to the exit; and wherein the entry and exit are on opposite sides of the sliding surface.

### Claim 13 (depends on 12)

The waterslide feature of claim 12 wherein the entry and the exit are at substantially the same height.

### Claim 14 (depends on 12)

The waterslide feature of claim 12 wherein both the entry and the exit are above a low portion of the sliding surface.

### Claim 15 (depends on 12)

The waterslide feature of claim 12 wherein the waterslide feature is a substantially complete sphere.