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US 9,751,023 B2Granted
Modular, reconfigurable, aquatic device and method of manufacture
AssigneeRaindrop Products, LLC
InventorRoss Kette
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Abstract
A water play apparatus and associated method of manufacturing the water play apparatus includes a hollow, rigid endoskeleton having a fluid passage formed therethrough. An exoskeleton is received around the endoskeleton and formed from a material (foam) different and less rigid than the endoskeleton (rigid pipe or tube), and a hardener or a polymer skin is received over the exoskeleton.
Claims21
A water play apparatus comprising:
- a hollow, rigid endoskeleton that includes a hollow steel pipe having a fluid passage formed therethrough that provides strength to the water play apparatus to support an associated user;
- a base configured to mount the water play apparatus to an associated ground surface of an associated water park, and a first end of the endoskeleton mounted to the base;
- an exoskeleton received entirely around the endoskeleton above the associated ground surface and formed from a material different and less rigid than the endoskeleton;
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- a polymer skin received over the exoskeleton.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.