Flame barrier, apparatus and method for entertaining guests
AssigneeUniversal City Studios LLC
InventorsRoss Osterman, Steven C. Blum, Justin Michael Schwartz
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Abstract
An apparatus for entertaining multiple guests includes a device that selectively generates a flame and a barrier interposed between each guest and the flame. The barrier is configured to remain transparent throughout multiple repetitions of use of the device for generating a flame. A method of entertaining guests is also presented.
Claims15
A barrier configured to remain transparent after multiple blasts of a flame from a device for generating a flame wherein the flame is blasted proximal to the barrier, the barrier comprising:
- a transparent sheet comprising glass, plastic, or a combination thereof;
- an electrode configured to conduct an electrical charge to a surface of the transparent sheet;
- a coating located on a surface of the transparent sheet, the coating comprising a liquid resin that functions to provide a thermal barrier.
A barrier configured to remain transparent after multiple blasts of a flame from a device for generating a flame wherein the flame is blasted proximal to the barrier, the barrier comprising:
- a transparent sheet comprising glass, plastic, or a combination thereof;
- a coating of liquid resin located on a surface of the transparent sheet, wherein the liquid resin comprises a suspended conductive material;
- and;
- an electrode communicatively coupled to the surface, wherein the electrode is configured to conduct an electrical charge to the surface to prevent soot from building up from the multiple blasts of the flame on the transparent sheet.
A method for maintaining transparency of a barrier after multiple blasts of a flame from a device for generating a flame wherein the flame is blasted proximal to the barrier, comprising:
- conducting an electrical charge to a surface of a transparent sheet of the barrier with an electrode such that the electrical charge repel soot, wherein the transparent sheet includes glass, plastic, or a combination thereof;
- and
- providing a thermal barrier to the transparent sheet with a liquid resin disposed on the surface of the transparent sheet, wherein the liquid resin comprises suspended conductive material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.