Apparatus for creating water sports ramp
OwnerMichael R. Tinklerinventor
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Abstract
Apparatus is provided for creating the ramp or "jump" in the water, much like a ski jump, but being constructed such that a rather thick layer beneath the top surface is non-integral to permit the fin of the windsurfer to pass therethrough. The maintenance of this non-integral layer may be created in several ways, the simplest being the utilization of a water jet or jets somewhat beneath the water level which create a continuous mound or ramp of water. Other approaches utilize a thick layer of bristles saturated with water, and a layer of gel.
Claims17
An apparatus for creating a raised area in a body of water for recreational use by the windsurfers, said apparatus comprising:
- (a) a water pump with at least one upwardly directed jet;
- (b) flotation means for said pump and said at least one jet with said at least one jet being suspended at a predetermined depth beneath the surface of the water;
- (c) anchor means tethered to said flotation means to hold same stationary against lateral translation and said jets being mounted on an elongated first manifold and said flotation means comprise a pair of floats connected to each end of said manifold to support same at a particular height to define a wide water ramp for use in jumping water sports.
An apparatus for creating a raised area in a body of water for recreational use by windsurfers, said apparatus comprising:
- (a) a frame including an inclined planar member extending from below the surface of said body of water to well above same;
- (b) a layer of generally outwardly projecting bristles substantially covering said planar member, the tips of which substantially define a surface spaced from same planar member;
- (c) a water pumping system for maintaining said bristles saturated with water;
- and,
- (d) said water pumping system introducing water at the top of said inclined planar member and said bristles being sufficiently closely spaced to maintain the water level therein substantially at the top of said bristles under the action of the pumping system.
An apparatus for creating a raised area in a body of water for recreational use by the windsurfers, said apparatus comprising:
- (a) a frame including an inclined planar member extending from below the surface of said body of water to well above same;
- (b) a layer covering said planar member and defining a surface that is substantially parallel with said planar member;
- (c) a water pumping system for pumping water onto said layer;
- and,
- (d) said layer comprising a soft, porous material having a multiplicity of parallel slits therein sufficiently deep to pass the fin of a windsurfer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.