Interactive play fountain
First Claim
1. A waterpark amusement device including a support structure having upper surface sized to support at least one user standing or sitting thereon, a plurality of water nozzles, each disposed substantially in said support structure and open to an outlet orifice formed in said upper surface, said outlet orifice having a size and shape selected to enable said orifice to be substantially blocked by a user'"'"'s hand or foot, a pressurized water source, and a water supply conduit providing fluid communication between said pressurized water source and said nozzles to permit water flow from said water source therealong and outwardly from said nozzles as a pressurized stream, the water supply conduit providing a fluid connection between said nozzles whereby the blockage of a first one of said nozzles by said user redirects said water flow to one or more other of said nozzles.
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Abstract
An interactive fountain is suitable for installation in a spray or water park partially submerged in a swimming or wading pool. The fountain includes a body having an upper surface sized to support at least one user in a position standing or sitting thereon. The support structure may be formed in situ, or preformed off-site from precast materials. Two or more water nozzles are positioned within the support structure. The water nozzles are connected to a source of water under pressure, as well as to each other by means of a water conduit, whereby in use, water flows from the water source along the conduit and outwardly from each nozzle as a discharged jet, spray or other such stream of water. The water nozzles are configured to permit a user to partially or fully block or obstruct the nozzles, as for example, by the user putting his hand or foot over the nozzle such that when a nozzle is blocked, water is redirected to other non-obstructed water nozzles.
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23 Claims
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1. A waterpark amusement device including
a support structure having upper surface sized to support at least one user standing or sitting thereon, a plurality of water nozzles, each disposed substantially in said support structure and open to an outlet orifice formed in said upper surface, said outlet orifice having a size and shape selected to enable said orifice to be substantially blocked by a user'"'"'s hand or foot, a pressurized water source, and a water supply conduit providing fluid communication between said pressurized water source and said nozzles to permit water flow from said water source therealong and outwardly from said nozzles as a pressurized stream, the water supply conduit providing a fluid connection between said nozzles whereby the blockage of a first one of said nozzles by said user redirects said water flow to one or more other of said nozzles.
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10. An interactive waterpark fountain comprising,
a pressurized water source, a support structure configured to support a plurality of users thereon, a plurality of water nozzles recessed substantially in said body, said nozzles each including an outlet orifice and being provided in fluid communication with said water source and each other, such that when said nozzles are unobstructed pressurized water flows from said water source and outwardly from the outlet orifice of each of said nozzle as a pressurized stream, and whereby the obstruction of the orifice of a first of said nozzle by a user to substantially prevent the flow of water therefrom redirects said water flow from one or more remaining unobstructed nozzles as a pressurized stream of greater intensity.
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17. In combination, a user interactive spray fountain, a wading pool for retaining a desired volume of water therein, and a pressurized water source,
the spray fountain including, a support structure disposed in a partially submerged position in said pool and being configured to support a plurality of users standing thereon, a plurality of water nozzles disposed at least partially in said support structure, and a pressurized water source, a conduit providing fluid communication between said water source and said nozzles, said conduit further interconnecting said nozzles whereby when said nozzles are unobstructed water flows from said water source and outwardly from each of said nozzles as a discharge stream under a first pressure, and whereby the obstruction of one of said nozzles by a user'"'"'s hand or foot to restrict the flow of water therefrom redirects said water flow to the remaining unobstructed nozzles as discharge streams of a second pressure greater than said first pressure.
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