Slide with twisted tube
AssigneeWhitewater West Industries Ltd.
InventorFrank Heimes
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Abstract
Embodiments herein include an apparatus encompassing a closed, twisted tube for a slide and a slide with such a tube. The closed tube for a slide has a non-round cross-sectional area. The tube features a section in which it is twisted around an axis of rotation that runs in the direction of the slide and is located outside the center of gravity of the cross-sectional area. The apparatus includes a slide with such a tube, particularly a water slide.
Claims20
An apparatus for a twisted tube slide, the apparatus comprising a closed tube (1) for a slide (2), having a non-round cross-sectional area, wherein the closed tube comprises a twisted section that is twisted around an axis of rotation (D) and is positioned in a direction of the slide and located outside a center of gravity of the non-round cross-sectional area, and wherein the axis of rotation (D) is positioned below a midpoint of the non-round cross-sectional area in the twisted section.
An apparatus for a twisted tube slide, the apparatus comprising:
- a closed tube (1) for a slide (2), with a non-round cross-sectional area, wherein the closed tube (1) comprises a twisted section in which the closed tube is twisted around an axis of rotation (D) that runs in the direction of the slide and is located outside the center of gravity of the non-round cross-sectional area, and wherein the twisted section of the tube (1) includes an additional curved segment that increases an overall length of the twisted section.
The apparatus for a twisted tube slide, the apparatus including a closed tube (1) for a slide (2), having a non-round cross-sectional area, wherein the closed tube (1) comprises a twisted section in which the closed tube is twisted around an axis of rotation (D) that runs in the direction of the slide and is located outside the center of gravity of the non-round cross-sectional area, and wherein the twisted section of the closed tube (1) includes a variable longitudinal inclination, transitioning from a first inclination to a second inclination along a length of the closed tube.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.