Water ride flotation device dispenser
AssigneeUniversal City Studios LLC
InventorJustin Michael Schwartz
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Abstract
A dispenser for a flotation device in accordance with present embodiments may include a housing comprising an aperture. The dispenser may also include a plurality of flotation devices positioned in the housing; and a base positioned in the housing and supporting the plurality of flotation devices, wherein the base is configured to move relative to the housing to move the plurality of flotation devices jointly to position at least one flotation device adjacent to the aperture to permit removal of the at least one flotation device from the housing via the aperture.
Claims22
A dispenser for a flotation device, comprising:
- a housing comprising an aperture;
- a plurality of flotation devices positioned in the housing;
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- a base positioned in the housing and supporting the plurality of flotation devices, wherein the base is configured to move relative to the housing to move the plurality of flotation devices jointly to position at least one flotation device adjacent to the aperture to permit removal of the at least one flotation device from the housing via the aperture wherein the aperture is configured to be in a default closed position, and wherein the dispenser comprises a mechanical controller configured to receive an input from a reader and open the aperture in response to the input.
A water park attraction, comprising:
- a water circuit;
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- an inner tube dispenser for inner tubes configured to be used in the water circuit, wherein the inner tube dispenser comprises:
- a housing comprising an aperture;
- a plurality of inner tubes;
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- a moveable portion coupled to the housing and supporting the plurality of inner tubes, wherein the movable portion is configured to move relative to the housing to move the plurality of inner tubes to position at least one inner tube adjacent to the aperture to permit removal of the at least one inner tube from the housing via the aperture wherein the housing comprises one or more openings positioned within the water circuit and the movable portion is positioned in the water circuit and wherein the water circuit flows through the one or more openings towards the aperture to move the movable portion relative to the housing.
A water park attraction, comprising:
- a water circuit having a flow direction;
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- an inner tube dispenser for inner tubes configured to be used in the water circuit, wherein the inner tube dispenser comprises:
- a containment area comprising an entry aperture and an exit aperture;
- a plurality of inner tubes;
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- a plurality of flow ports within the containment area configured to create additional movement of the inner tubes towards the exit aperture, wherein the entry aperture is larger than the exit aperture, and wherein the exit aperture is smaller than at least one dimension of one of the plurality of inner tubes.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.