Portable dry recreational slide
AssigneeGoSlide LLC
InventorsKiva C. Fallgatter, James C. Fallgatter
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Abstract
A portable dry recreational slide is configured to be easily carried by a single person when in a compacted state and expanded into a deployed state in a remote location as desired. The dry recreational slide, when deployed, is elongated and includes a low-friction sliding surface upon which a rider may slide without application of water, oil, soap or any other temporary lubricant. The dry slide comprises a slide body having a lightweight, flexible substrate coated with a low-friction material.
Claims16
A portable dry recreational slide apparatus, comprising:
- a slide body that is changeable from a compacted configuration to a deployed configuration, the slide body configured so that when it is in the deployed configuration it has a longitudinal axis and is elongated along the longitudinal axis from a start end to a finish end, the slide body having a thickness less than about 0.2 mm and a density of about 150 g/m{circumflex over ( )}2 or less, the slide body comprising:
- a flexible textile substrate comprising a woven or non-woven fabric;
- and
- a friction-reducing coating deposited on the textile substrate, the friction-reducing coating having a coefficient of friction less than a coefficient of friction of the textile substrate, a sliding surface being defined atop the friction-reducing coating, and the sliding surface has a dry coefficient of friction less than about 0.25;
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- a carrying structure integrally formed with the slide body;
- wherein the carrying structure is configurated to be accessible when the slide body is in the compacted configuration, wherein the slide body comprises a plurality of spaced-apart apertures disposed along an edge of the slide body, and wherein the carrying structure comprises a carrying strap that is configured to fit through the spaced-apart apertures so as to maintain the slide body in the compacted configuration.
A portable dry recreational slide apparatus, comprising:
- a slide body that is changeable from a compacted configuration to a deployed configuration, the slide body configured so that when it is in the deployed configuration it has a longitudinal axis and is elongated along the longitudinal axis from a start end to a finish end, the slide body comprising:
- a flexible textile substrate comprising a woven or non-woven fabric;
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- a friction-reducing coating deposited on the textile substrate, the friction-reducing coating having a coefficient of friction less than a coefficient of friction of the textile substrate, a sliding surface being defined atop the friction-reducing coating;
- a plurality of spaced-apart anchor structures;
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- a carrying structure integrally formed with the slide body;
- wherein the carrying structure is configurated to be accessible when the slide body is in the compacted configuration, and wherein adjacent ones of the anchor structures are configured to be attachable one to another so as to maintain the slide body in the compacted configuration.
A method of storing and transporting a portable dry recreational slide apparatus that has an elongated slide body made up of a flexible woven or non-woven fabric substrate having a low-friction coating deposited thereon, comprising:
- folding the slide body about a fold line generally parallel to its longitudinal axis and engaging a plurality of first anchoring structures spaced apart on a first edge of the slide body with a plurality of second anchoring structures spaced apart on a second edge of the slide body;
- rolling the slide body from a distal end to a proximal end, rolling comprising placing a flexible molded polymer-based vehicle onto the slide body and rolling the molded polymer-based vehicle with the slide body;
- using a strap structure integrated with the proximal end of the slide body to secure the slide body in a fully-rolled compacted configuration;
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- supporting the compacted slide body using a carry portion of the strap structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.