Water slide having axialy rotatable waterslide vehicle
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1. A vehicle for conveying a rider within a tubular waterslide track, the vehicle comprising:
- a support portion for supporting said rider;
the support portion having a first longitudinal side and a radially opposing second longitudinal sidethe tubular waterslide track having a longitudinal axis;
a retaining body having a sliding portion extending circumferentially about the longitudinal axis from the first longitudinal side of the support portion to the opposing second longitudinal side of the support portion, the retaining body configured to contact an interior wall of said tubular waterslide track, said retaining body having a sliding surface for sliding engagement with said wall of said tubular waterslide track; and
wherein said support portion and said retaining body have a vehicle axis of movement parallel to the longitudinal axis of the waterslide track about which said vehicle may rotate within said tubular waterslide track such that axial rotation is facilitated, and non-axial rolling is prohibited by way of the sliding surface of the retaining body contacting the inner surface of the waterslide track.
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Abstract
A vehicle for conveying a rider within a tubular track comprises a support portion for supporting the rider and a retaining body adapted to retain the support portion against an interior wall of the tubular track. The retaining body has a sliding surface for slidable engagement with the wall of the tubular track. The support portion and the retaining body have a vehicle axis of movement about which the vehicle may rotate within the tubular track. An apparatus for transporting a rider comprises a tubular track having an interior wall and at least one vehicle.
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1. A vehicle for conveying a rider within a tubular waterslide track, the vehicle comprising:
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a support portion for supporting said rider;
the support portion having a first longitudinal side and a radially opposing second longitudinal sidethe tubular waterslide track having a longitudinal axis; a retaining body having a sliding portion extending circumferentially about the longitudinal axis from the first longitudinal side of the support portion to the opposing second longitudinal side of the support portion, the retaining body configured to contact an interior wall of said tubular waterslide track, said retaining body having a sliding surface for sliding engagement with said wall of said tubular waterslide track; and wherein said support portion and said retaining body have a vehicle axis of movement parallel to the longitudinal axis of the waterslide track about which said vehicle may rotate within said tubular waterslide track such that axial rotation is facilitated, and non-axial rolling is prohibited by way of the sliding surface of the retaining body contacting the inner surface of the waterslide track. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An apparatus for transporting a rider comprising:
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a tubular waterslide track having an interior wall and a longitudinal axis; at least one vehicle comprising; a support portion for supporting said rider, the support portion having a first longitudinal side and a radially opposing second longitudinal side; and a retaining body having a sliding portion extending circumferentially about the longitudinal axis from the first longitudinal side of the support portion to the opposing second longitudinal side of the support portion, the retaining body configured to contact an interior wall of said tubular waterslide track, said retaining body having a sliding surface for slidable engagement with said wall of said tubular waterslide track, wherein said support portion and said retaining body have a vehicle axis of movement parallel to the longitudinal axis of the waterslide track about which said vehicle may rotate within said tubular track where non-axial is prohibited by way of the sliding surface of the retaining body contacting the inner surface of the waterslide track. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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