Water entertainment center

• US 6,773,355 B1
• Filed: 12/20/2002
• Issued: 08/10/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 06/20/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: GSC Technologies Corporation (Ameriform Acquisition Company Llc)
• Original Assignee: Future Beach Corporation
• Inventors: Lekhtman, David
• Primary Examiner(s): NGUYEN, KIEN T
• Application Number:
  US10/297,920
• Time in Patent Office: 599 Days
• Field of Search: 472/117, 472/128, 472/129, 472/137, 405/70, 405/72
• US Class Current: 472/128
• CPC Class Codes: B63B 3/08 with detachably-connected sub-units
• CPC Class Codes: B63B 34/50 Body-supporting buoyant devices, e.g. bathing boats or water cycles swimming aids A63B31/00
• CPC Class Codes: B63B 35/44 Floating buildings, stores, drilling platforms, or workshops, e.g. carrying water-oil separating devices construction methods for floating offshore platforms B63B75/00

Abstract

A water entertainment assembly of shoreline mounted and floating water based modules releasably interconnected with edge joints, bridges, or strung along a flexible cord that is constructed on a beach or anchored to the sea floor in any selected configuration, including individual modules and assemblies for use as: deck platforms; shelters or kiosks; docks; playground equipment; parasols; bars; pool decks; seating areas; a swimming safety barrier, swimming spectator seating; floating dock platforms for various water based activities; containers for artificial grass and planters; floating spectator seating area; floating dock platform; floating platform for mounting various water activity accessories such as: a slide; a diving board; a ladder, bridge for spanning between adjacent platform modules; a lifeguard station; a trampoline; water area illumination; audio speakers; and a contoured seating surface.

Claims

1. A water entertainment assembly, comprising a plurality of modules, each module having releasable connecting surfaces matching the releasable connecting surfaces of a mating module and each module have a service surface, the modules selected from the group consisting of:

land mountable deck modules;

buoyant dock modules;

bridge modules;

shelter mounting modules;

planter modules;

playground modules;

swimming pool deck modules; and

buoyant water surface mounted modules; and

wherein each module comprising a hollow moulded plastic body.

2. A water entertainment assembly according to claim 1, including a plurality of interconnected buoyant water surface mounted modules and anchoring means for anchoring the assembly in a selected configuration, the assembly comprising:

a plurality of seat modules disposed in an interconnected spaced apart array along a flexible cord, each seat module having a contoured seating surface.

3. A water entertainment assembly according to claim 2 including:

a buoyant platform module with at least one peripheral mooring mount securing an end of said cord.

4. A water entertainment assembly according to claim 3 wherein each module comprises a hollow rotary moulded plastic body.

5. A water entertainment assembly according to claim 3 wherein each platform module comprises a disc with mooring handles disposed about the periphery thereof.

6. A water entertainment assembly according to claim 2 including at least one said seat module with anchor mounting means for securing the seat module to an anchor.

7. A water entertainment assembly according to claim 2 including at least one said seat module with two lateral handles.

8. A water entertainment assembly according to claim 1 wherein each module comprises a hollow rotary moulded plastic body.

9. A water entertainment assembly according to claim 1 including at least one module with accessory mounts in the service surface.

10. A water entertainment assembly according to claim 9 including platform accessories selected from the group consisting of:

a slide;

sandbox;

climbing bars;

roofed shelter;

tent;

storage cabinet;

service counter;

a diving board;

a ladder;

bridge means comprising a bridge for spanning between adjacent modules;

a parasol;

a lifeguard station;

a trampoline;

illumination means;

audio speaker means;

planter box;

artificial grass layer;

seating; and

a bench.

11. A water entertainment assembly, comprising a plurality of modules, each module having releasable connecting surfaces matching the releasable connecting surfaces of a mating module and each module have a service surface, the modules selected from the group consisting of:

land mountable deck modules;

buoyant dock modules;

bridge modules;

shelter mounting modules;

planter modules;

playground modules;

swimming pool deck modules; and

buoyant water surface mounted modules;

said water entertainment assembly including a plurality of interconnected buoyant water surface mounted modules and anchoring means for anchoring the assembly in a selected configuration, the assembly comprising;

a plurality of seat modules disposed in an interconnected spaced apart array along a flexible cord, each seat module having a contoured seating surface.

12. A water entertainment assembly according to claim 11 including:

a buoyant platform module with at least one peripheral mooring mount securing an end of said cord.

13. A water entertainment assembly according to claim 12 wherein each platform module comprises a disc with mooring handles disposed about the periphery thereof.

14. A water entertainment assembly according to claim 11 wherein each module comprises a hollow moulded plastic body.

15. A water entertainment assembly according to claim 11 including at least one said seat module with anchor mounting means for securing the seat module to an anchor.

16. A water entertainment assembly according to claim 11 including at least one said seat module with two lateral handles.

17. A water entertainment assembly according to claim 11 wherein each module comprises a hollow rotary moulded plastic body.

18. A water entertainment assembly according to claim 11 including at least one module with accessory mounts in the service surface.

19. A water entertainment assembly according to claim 18 including platform accessories selected from the group consisting of:

a slide;

sandbox;

climbing bars;

roofed shelter;

tent;

storage cabinet;

service counter;

a diving board;

a ladder;

bridge means comprising a bridge for spanning between adjacent modules;

a parasol;

a lifeguard station;

a trampoline;

illumination means;

audio speaker means;

planter box;

artificial grass layer;

seating; and

a bench.