Method and apparatus for a sheet flow water ride in a single container
First Claim
1. A water ride for water parks and amusement parks suitable for use in or near an adjacent body of water, comprising:
- a ride surface adapted to be installed in or near said adjacent body of water;
at least one water jet sized and configured so as to be placed in fluid communication with said adjacent body of water for providing a continuous sheet flow of super-critical water on said ride surface, said sheet flow of water permitting a rider to perform water skimming maneuvers thereon; and
said ride surface comprising, relative to said sheet flow of water, a declined upstream portion and an inclined downstream portion, said ride surface forming an embanked turn whereby water from said adjacent body of water is propelled onto said ride surface and then transitions around said embanked mm and is returned downward reentering said adjacent body of water.
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Abstract
Sheet wave generators have recently been hailed as the new generation of simulated wave generating water rides. The present invention relates to a sheet wave generator with a riding surface appended to a single container of water, i.e., a swimming pool, wave pool, or any existing or new water facility. Because the riding surface of the present invention is contained along its outer periphery, the water ride can be compact so that is suitable for placement in a relatively small area of land. The ride surface itself has an inclined surface, a transition turn area, and a downward declining surface which feeds back into the pool. This butterfly configuration is relatively compact, and can be situated such that the flow of water comes from and returns to the pool area. In one embodiment, the invention also has a unique nozzle outlet area which is at or slightly below the elevation of the water surface in the pool, so that riders may skim over the nozzle area and onto the riding surface directly from the pool area. In another embodiment, the invention shows the nozzle outlet area to be elevated in a safe and compact manner thus enabling adaptation to differing site conditions.
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22 Claims
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1. A water ride for water parks and amusement parks suitable for use in or near an adjacent body of water, comprising:
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a ride surface adapted to be installed in or near said adjacent body of water; at least one water jet sized and configured so as to be placed in fluid communication with said adjacent body of water for providing a continuous sheet flow of super-critical water on said ride surface, said sheet flow of water permitting a rider to perform water skimming maneuvers thereon; and said ride surface comprising, relative to said sheet flow of water, a declined upstream portion and an inclined downstream portion, said ride surface forming an embanked turn whereby water from said adjacent body of water is propelled onto said ride surface and then transitions around said embanked mm and is returned downward reentering said adjacent body of water. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A self-contained water ride for water parks and amusement parks comprising:
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a body of water; a riding surface in operative association with said body of water, said riding surface having an inclined portion rising above the surface elevation of the water in said body of water and having an embanked turn thereon; and at least one water jet for providing a substantially continuous flow of water from said body of water over said inclined portion of said riding surface in a first direction, wherein said rider may perform water skimming maneuvers thereon, said flow of water transitioning around said embanked turn such that said flow travels in a second direction eventually reentering said body of water directly from said ride surface without requiring a separate return conduit. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A water ride for amusement parks and waterparks comprising:
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a ride surface adapted to be installed in or near an adjacent pool of water, said ride surface adapted to support a non-separated flow of super-critical water thereon of substantially uniform thickness upon which water skimming maneuvers may be performed; said ride surface comprising a substantially stable riding area comprising, relative to said flow of water, a declined upstream portion and an inclined downstream portion, wherein a rider may perform water skimming maneuvers over a sustained period of time; and said ride surface comprising a substantially unstable exit area comprising an embanked turn tilted and angled downward such that said super-critical flow of water transitions around and returns said water and said rider to said adjacent pool of water. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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