Water park play apparatus
OwnerWyeth G. Tracyinventor
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Abstract
An amusement device for installation in a water park provides a spray or stream of water used to cool play participants. The device includes an elongated generally tubular member secured in a generally upright orientation and a water nozzle positioned towards the uppermost end of the tubular member. The elongated tubular member is characterized by a generally rigid lower portion and a semi-rigid upper portion having a rigidity selected so that the application of a rotational, lateral or vibrational force on the member by a play participant results in the deflection or reciprocal movement of the outlet nozzle so as to alter the pattern of water spray emitted from the nozzle.
Claims20
A user actuated water park amusement device comprising,
- an elongated tubular member defining an axially extending bore and having an inlet end, an outlet end, and a water nozzle being spaced proximate said outlet end,
- a base for securing said tubular member in a generally upright orientation with said outlet end spaced vertically above said inlet end,
- a water supply conduit for providing water flow vertically along said bore and outwardly from said nozzle,
- said tube being characterized by a generally rigid lower portion and a semi rigid upper portion, the upper portion having a rigidity selected whereby in a relaxed state the tubular member maintaining said generally upright orientation aligned with said axis, and wherein the application of rotational or vibrational forces on said tube by the user produces deflection of the upper portion of the tubular member relative to the axis, without significant deflection of the lower end.
A user actuated water amusement device comprising,
- an elongated hollow tubular member having a radially extending sidewall defining a hollow axially extending bore, in an unbiased position the tube extending generally vertically along said axis from a lower inlet end to an upper outlet end,
- a water supply conduit for providing water flow vertically along said bore and outwardly from said outlet end,
- said sidewall including a lower portion having a first minimum radial thickness and an upper portion having a second radial thickness selected less than the first thickness, the first and second thicknesses selected to permit deflection of the upper outlet end to a biased position moved away from the axis upon the application of a manual rotational or vibrational force by said user, without significant deflection of the lower portion.
A user actuated water amusement device comprising,
- a tubular member elongated along a longitudinally extending axis, and defining an axially extending bore, said tubular member having a lower inlet end, an outlet end, and a water nozzle being spaced proximate said outlet end
- said tubular member secured in a generally vertical orientation with said outlet end spaced vertically above said inlet end,
- a water supply conduit for providing water flow vertically along said member and outwardly from said nozzle,
- said tube being characterized by a generally rigid lower portion having a length selected greater than a height of said user and a semi rigid upper portion spaced above said lower portion, the upper portion having a rigidity selected whereby the application of lateral, rotational or vibrational forces on said tube produce a maximum downward deflection of the outlet end to a position spaced vertically above the lower portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.