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Method and apparatus for improved water rides by water injection and flume design

  • US 5,213,547 A
  • Filed: 03/20/1992
  • Issued: 05/25/1993
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/15/1990
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A water slide for amusement parks, water parks, and the like, wherein a user travels uphill and downhill along said slide, said slide comprising:

  • an elongate narrow ride surface adapted to receive and support said user riding thereon in a sitting or prone position;

    a plurality of water jets spaced apart and positioned along said ride surface at predetermined locations;

    a thin sheet of water along said ride surface to reduce frictional forces acting on said user;

    said water jets being oriented tangentially with respect to said ride surface so as to contact said user as said user passes by each of said locations, each of said jets having a preselected velocity which may be selectively greater, less than, or the same as the velocity of said user at each of said jet locations, whereby said user'"'"'s velocity may be changed to safely control said user depending upon the location of said jets along said ride.

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