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US 8,419,557 B2Granted
Waterslide assembly and system
AssigneeiZoom, LLC
InventorMatthew Thayer
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides a waterslide that may include a flexible slide portion and an anchor portion. The anchor portion may secure the slide portion to a surface and may include a tab element, a stake element, and an adhesive element.
Claims36
A waterslide comprising:
- a flexible slide portion;
- and
- an anchor portion for securing said slide portion to a surface, said anchor portion including a tab element, a stake element, and a pressure-sensitive adhesive element operable to disengage from said flexible slide portion to inhibit plastic deformation of said flexible slide portion.
An apparatus comprising:
- a polymeric sheet having first and second sides;
- an anchoring device including a first arm, a second arm, and a retention device, said first and second arms being integrally formed with each other and movable relative to each other between an open position and a closed position, said first and second arms engaging said first and second sides of said polymeric sheet, respectively, in said closed position, said retention device urging said first and second arms toward said closed position.
A method comprising:
- providing a flexible polymeric sheet;
- positioning said sheet on a ground surface;
- providing an anchor device including a tab element and a stake element, said tab element having a first surface, a second surface, and an adhesive element;
- positioning a first portion of said adhesive element on said first surface;
- positioning a second portion of said adhesive element on a surface of said sheet;
- inserting at least a portion of said stake element through said tab element;
- and
- fixing said stake element relative to said ground surface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.