Self contained water slide for individual yard use

• US 6,582,315 B1
• Filed: 12/31/2001
• Issued: 06/24/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 12/31/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Joseph J. Formanski
• Original Assignee: Joseph J. Formanski
• Inventors: Formanski, Joseph J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Kien T.
• Application Number:
  US10/036,555
• Time in Patent Office: 540 Days
• Field of Search: 472/116, 472/117, 472/128, 472/89, 472/90, 472/88, 104/53, 104/69, 104/70, 448/8, 449/4, 450/9
• US Class Current: 472/117
• CPC Class Codes: A63G 21/18 Water-chutes

Abstract

A plastic slide is provided with a pump at the bottom of the slide and placed into a pool, typically a wading pool. A strainer assembly filters out grass and other foreign matter from the water, and transfers the water through a small electrical, air, or battery powered pump to the top of the slide, where the water is released. The water then falls down the slide and back into the pool where it repeats the cycle as long as the pump is energized.

Claims

1. A personal water slide specifically adapted as a self contained water slide for individual yard use comprising:

a slide having an upper end vertically above a lower end opposite a flat upper slide surface;

a ladder affixed to said upper end for providing access to said upper slide surface;

a water pump having an intake conduit opposite a discharge, said discharge forming a first conduit connection means;

a communication conduit removably affixable to said first conduit connection means;

second conduit connection means formed at said upper end; and

a strainer integrally formed into the lower end of the slide, thereby forming a suction orifice integrally at the bottom of the slide.

2. The water slide of claim 1, wherein said communication conduit comprises a length of flexible sidewall hose formed integrally into a side rail of said slide.

3. The water slide of claim 1, wherein said first conduit connection means comprises a male threaded hose connection.

4. The water slide of claim 1, wherein said second conduit connection means forms a female threaded hose connection for threadingly receiving said communication conduit.

5. The water slide of claim 4, wherein said female threaded hose coupling is in fluid communication with a discharge nozzle forming a discharge orifice within a recess beneath the flat upper slide surface.

6. The water slide of claim 1, further comprising filtering means that envelops an intake orifice of said intake conduit and thereby prevents introduction of particulates into said pump.

7. A personal water slide specifically adapted as a self contained water slide for individual yard use comprising:

a slide having an upper end vertically above a lower end opposite a flat upper slide surface;

a ladder affixed to said upper end for providing access to said upper slide surface;

a water pump having an intake conduit opposite a discharge, said discharge forming a first conduit connection means, wherein said intake conduit penetrates a pool sidewall such as to communicate pool liquid to said pump;

a communication conduit removably affixable to said first conduit connection means; and

second conduit connection means formed at said upper end.

8. The water slide of claim 7, wherein said communication conduit comprises a length of flexible sidewall hose formed integrally into a side rail of said slide.

9. The water slide of claim 7, wherein said first conduit connection means comprises a male threaded hose connection.

10. The water slide of claim 7, wherein said second conduit connection means forms a female threaded hose connection for threadingly receiving said communication conduit, said female threaded hose coupling in fluid communication with a discharge nozzle forming a discharge orifice within a recess beneath the flat upper slide surface.

11. The water slide of claim 7, further comprising filtering means that envelops an intake orifice of said intake conduit and thereby prevents introduction of particulates into said pump.

12. A personal water slide specifically adapted as a self contained water slide for individual yard use comprising:

a slide having an upper end vertically above a lower end opposite a flat upper slide surface;

a ladder affixed to said upper end for providing access to said upper slide surface;

a water pump having an intake conduit opposite a discharge, said discharge forming a first conduit connection means;

a communication conduit removably affixable to said first conduit connection means; and

second conduit connection means formed at said upper end;

wherein supplying water to the pump intake is accomplished by a pool sidewall penetration formed within a pool sidewall, providing a fluid path to the pool water and allowing the lower end of the slide to rest separately on the bottom of the pool.

13. A personal water slide specifically adapted as a self contained water slide for individual yard use comprising:

a slide having an upper end vertically above a lower end opposite a flat upper slide surface;

a ladder affixed to said upper end for providing access to said upper slide surface;

a water pump having an intake conduit opposite a discharge, said discharge forming a first conduit connection means;

a communication conduit removably affixable to said first conduit connection means; and

second conduit connection means formed at said upper end;

wherein supply water to the pump intake is accomplished by said pump being located and submerged within the pool water, and wherein said intake conduit translates through a pool sidewall penetration.

14. A personal water slide specifically adapted as a self contained water slide for individual yard use comprising:

a slide having an upper end vertically above a lower end opposite a flat upper slide surface;

a ladder affixed to said upper end for providing access to said upper slide surface;

a water pump having an intake conduit opposite a discharge, said discharge forming a first conduit connection means, wherein said pump is of a submersible, self priming type, and wherein further said discharge provides a high pressure output in fluid communication from a the low pressure intake, said intake in fluid communication with said intake conduit;

a communication conduit removably affixable to said first conduit connection means; and

second conduit connection means formed at said upper end.

15. The water slide of claim 14, wherein said communication conduit comprises a length of flexible sidewall hose formed integrally into a side rail of said slide.

16. The water slide of claim 14, wherein said first conduit connection means comprises a male threaded hose connection.

17. The water slide of claim 14, wherein said second conduit connection means forms a female threaded hose connection for threadingly receiving said communication conduit.

18. The water slide of claim 17, wherein said female threaded hose coupling is in fluid communication with a discharge nozzle forming a discharge orifice within a recess beneath the flat upper slide surface.

19. The water slide of claim 14, further comprising filtering means that envelops an intake orifice of said intake conduit and thereby prevents introduction of particulates into said pump.