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Jet river rapids water attraction

  • US 5,667,445 A
  • Filed: 06/05/1995
  • Issued: 09/16/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/19/1988
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A water ride attraction for use in amusement parks, water theme parks, and the like, comprising:

  • an endless channel loop having a predominantly unidirectional flowing body of water therein, said channel loop having at least one substantially shallow portion, followed in the direction of flow, by at least one substantially deep portion;

    a means for injecting a supercritical sheet flow of water directly onto said shallow portion in said direction of flow, wherein the sheet flow of water flows from said shallow portion and into said deep portion, and through momentum transfer, causes said unidirectional flowing body of water in said deep portion to flow in said direction of flow; and

    wherein a rider floating in said flowing body of water can ride on said sheet flow, and then be carried into said deep portion, and can then reenter said shallow portion from the deep portion, without having to exit said water ride.

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