Splash pool for recreational water slides
OwnerRobert I. Weinerinventor
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Abstract
The splash or landing pool of a water slide has an entry zone of substantially increased depth relative to conventional splash pools and a shallow exit zone leading from the entry zone. The entry zone is provided with a false floor at a depth such that a child can walk thereacross, the false floor being a close mesh net which can safely decelerate an adult who has improperly entered the pool from the slide.
Claims9
A recreational water slide splash pool for a water slide comprising:
- an entry zone located adjacent the exit of the water slide having a water depth of approximately six to seven feet said entry zone extending from said slide exit a distance sufficient to decelerate a slide rider entering said zone from the slide exit;
- an exit zone leading from the side of said entry zone opposite the water slide, said exit zone being shallow;
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- a net forming a false floor in said entry zone at approximately one half the water depth thereof, said net being attached to the walls of said entry zone, said net being formed of a resilient material capable of deformation upon impact.
In a recreational water slide installation having a water slide in the form of a chute extending from an elevated entry downwardly to an exit and a splash pool adjacent the exit for receiving and decelerating a slide rider, the improvement in said splash pool which comprises:
- an entry zone of said splash pool of substantially greater depth than that of a conventional splash pool;
- said entry zone extending from said slide exit a distance sufficient to decelerate a slide rider entering said zone from the slide exit and
- a close mesh net forming a false floor in said entry zone at approximately one half the depth of said entry zone, and co-extensive therewith said net being attached to the walls of said entry zone, said net being formed of a resilient material capable of deformation upon impact.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.