Transportable inflatable surfing apparatus and method
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1. A system for transporting a surfing apparatus, comprising:
- a housing having at least a first side and a second side;
a ride surface configured to be disposed within the housing during transport of the housing from a first geographic location to a second geographic location, at least a portion of the ride surface being inflatable; and
a water delivery mechanism configured to be disposed within the housing at least during transport of the water delivery mechanism from the first geographic location to the second geographic location,wherein the first side is configured to be modified relative to the second side for deployment of the ride surface at the second geographic location via fastening the ride surface with the first side at the second geographic location, the first side being disposed underneath the deployed ride surface creating a cavity therebetween, andwherein at least a portion of the housing is contained within the cavity between the deployed ride surface and the first side.
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Abstract
A system, apparatus, and method for transporting an amusement attraction, such as an inflatable surfing attraction. A shipping container may be provided that is modifiable (e.g., has removable or rotatable elements such that it may be converted from a transporting orientation for containing one or more components of the attraction within for shipment to a deployed orientation whereby one or more of its elements may be used for setup and/or operation of the attraction. The attraction may incorporate an automatic inflating system that monitors pressure or other characteristics during setup.
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1. A system for transporting a surfing apparatus, comprising:
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a housing having at least a first side and a second side; a ride surface configured to be disposed within the housing during transport of the housing from a first geographic location to a second geographic location, at least a portion of the ride surface being inflatable; and a water delivery mechanism configured to be disposed within the housing at least during transport of the water delivery mechanism from the first geographic location to the second geographic location, wherein the first side is configured to be modified relative to the second side for deployment of the ride surface at the second geographic location via fastening the ride surface with the first side at the second geographic location, the first side being disposed underneath the deployed ride surface creating a cavity therebetween, and wherein at least a portion of the housing is contained within the cavity between the deployed ride surface and the first side. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for transporting an amusement attraction, comprising:
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a housing having a transporting configuration and a deployed configuration; and an inflatable ride surface contained completely within the housing and connected with a portion of the housing when in the transporting configuration, wherein the housing is configured to convert from the transporting configuration to the deployed configuration such that a first portion of the housing is positioned underneath and connected with the ride surface to form a reservoir for a body of water when the housing is in the deployed configuration, and wherein a second portion of the housing is completely contained within the reservoir formed between the first portion of the housing and the ride surface when the housing is in the deployed configuration. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for shipping a water attraction, comprising:
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a housing having a transporting configuration and a deployed configuration; and a ride surface configured to be disposed within the housing during transport of the housing when the housing is in the transporting configuration, wherein the housing is configured to convert from the transporting configuration to the deployed configuration such that a first side of the housing is positioned underneath the ride surface to form a cavity between the ride surface and first side of the housing when the housing is in the deployed configuration, and wherein a second portion of the housing is at least partially contained within the cavity when the housing is in the deployed configuration. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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