Simulated ski slope slide structure
OwnerRalph Larsoninventor
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Abstract
A simulated ski slope slide including an elongate forwardly and downwardly inclined deck having a flat top surface and elongate endless carrier belt with a fibrous pile surface engaged about the deck to extend longitudinally thereof and driven so that its upper portion moves continuously rearwardly and upwardly relative to the top surface of the deck, a bed of flaked ice inter-engaged with the pile surface of the carrier belt and an elongate endless retaining belt arranged to occur adjacent the lower and end portions of the carrier belt to engage the bed of ice and hold said bed of ice engaged with the carrier belt when the bed of ice occurs at the lower and end portions of the carrier belt.
Claims10
A simulated ski slope slide structure comprising:
- an elongate forwardly and downwardly inclined deck with top and bottom surfaces, front and rear ends and opposed sides;
- an elongate endless carrier belt with inner and outer surfaces and including a longitudinally extending upper portion above the deck with its inner surface in sliding supported engagement therewith, a longitudinally extending lower portion freely below the deck and front and rear recurvant end portions extending between related ends of said upper and lower portions and about the front and rear ends of the deck;
- primary roller means adjacent the front and rear ends of the deck and engaging the carrier belt;
- means rotatably driving the roller means whereby the carrier belt is moved about the deck with said upper portion thereof moving rearwardly and upwardly across the deck;
- a bed of flaked ice on and carried by the carrier belt at the outer surface thereof and presenting a substantially upwardly disposed skiing surface at the upper portion of the belt;
- an elongate endless retaining belt with inside and outside surfaces and including a top portion extending longitudinally below the lower portion of the carrier belt with its outer surface in supporting and driving engagement with the bed of ice on the lower portion of the carrier belt, whereby said bed of ice is held engaged on the carrier belt, a bottom portion extending longitudinally below said top portion and front and rear turned end portions between and joining the top and bottom portions;
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- second roller means supporting the carrier belt for free movement of that belt with the carrier belt.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.