Plastic slide for sleds
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1. A slide structure for sleds for human occupancy, comprising in combination:
- a support framework having a lower section adjacent a pool of water and having an upper section disposed at an acute angle from the horizontal;
said support framework having two sidewalls and a framework base;
plastic sheet material on said support structure base and having an upper surface adapted to be slidably engaged by human occupancy sleds;
path guide portions of said plastic sheet material extending longitudinally relative to said slide structure base to be engageable by a sled should the sled deviate from the median path down the slide;
a manifold connected at the undersurface of said plastic sheet material closely adjacent the top end of said slide support framework;
means to supply water under pressure to said manifold; and
a plurality of holes through said plastic sheet material at said manifold to serve as a water exit from said manifold to the upper surface of said plastic sheet material so that water will form a film on at least that part of the upper surface slidably engageable by the sleds.
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Abstract
A slide structure for sleds for human occupancy is disclosed, and is designed to have human occupant sleds sliding down into a body of water. The slide structure has a support framework on which a plastic sheet material is provided and a water supply means supplies only a thin film of water to the upper surface of the plastic sheet material. This conserves power and water, yet the thin film provides a very low coefficient of friction, so that the sleds attain a high speed for a quiet, fast, smooth, and more exciting ride, yet with reduced wear on both the slide and sleds.
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15 Claims
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1. A slide structure for sleds for human occupancy, comprising in combination:
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a support framework having a lower section adjacent a pool of water and having an upper section disposed at an acute angle from the horizontal; said support framework having two sidewalls and a framework base; plastic sheet material on said support structure base and having an upper surface adapted to be slidably engaged by human occupancy sleds; path guide portions of said plastic sheet material extending longitudinally relative to said slide structure base to be engageable by a sled should the sled deviate from the median path down the slide; a manifold connected at the undersurface of said plastic sheet material closely adjacent the top end of said slide support framework; means to supply water under pressure to said manifold; and a plurality of holes through said plastic sheet material at said manifold to serve as a water exit from said manifold to the upper surface of said plastic sheet material so that water will form a film on at least that part of the upper surface slidably engageable by the sleds. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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