Inflatable water slide

• US 6,648,767 B1
• Filed: 01/20/2003
• Issued: 11/18/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 01/20/2003
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Sports Power Limited
• Original Assignee: Sports Power Limited
• Inventors: Chen, Samuel
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Kien T.
• Application Number:
  US10/347,769
• Time in Patent Office: 302 Days
• Field of Search: 472/116, 472/117, 472/134, 472/128, 104/69, 104/70, 448/8, 449/4, 446/220, 446/225, 446/226
• US Class Current: 472/117
• CPC Class Codes: A63G 21/18 Water-chutes

Abstract

An inflatable water slide has an inflatable main section of an inflatable ramp section, formed as an inflatable channel for receiving users and inflatable retaining sidewall members formed on the left and right side of the inflatable channel, and an inflatable ladder section, having rope ladder rungs. Also, one pair of inflatable stabilizing chamber members attached to each opposite left and right side of the inflatable main section. The pair of stabilizing chamber members are a separately inflatable and deflatable. The inflatable stabilizing chambers stabilize the inflatable main section, and an attachment for a water hose, the attachment holding a water hose to allow a flow of water from the water hose to begin at an apex of the inflatable main section and end at a bottom end of the ramp section.

Claims

1. An inflatable water slide comprising:

an inflatable main section comprising;

a ramp section, having retaining sidewalls,

a ladder section, having rope ladder rungs,

at least one pair of stabilizing chamber members attached to each opposite left and right side of the inflatable main section, the at least one pair of stabilizing chamber members are separately inflatable, wherein upon the inflation, a stabilizing chamber applies pressure to the side of the main section, where by the stabilizing chamber stabilize the main section, wherein inflation pressure may vary to provide varying support to the main sections, whereby a variance in pressure between opposing stabilizing chambers allows a user to stabilize the main section on the sloping ground.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein the ramp has varying degrees of slope.

3. The device of claim 1, wherein the ramp has less than 45 degrees of slope.

4. The device of claim 1, wherein the stabilizing chamber members are attached to the bottom of the main section and the side of the main section.

5. The device of claim 1, wherein the stabilizing chamber members are attached to the side of the main section.

6. The device of claim 1, wherein the stabilizing chamber members are attached to the bottom of the main section.

7. An inflatable water slide comprising:

an inflatable main section comprising;

an inflatable ramp section, formed as an inflatable channel for receiving users and inflatable retaining sidewall members formed on the left and right side of the inflatable channel,

an inflatable ladder section, having rope ladder rungs,

one pair of inflatable stabilizing chamber members attached to each opposite left and right side of the inflatable main section, the at least one pair of stabilizing chamber members having a separately inflatable and deflatable, wherein upon the inflation, a stabilizing chamber applies pressure to the side of the main section, whereby the inflatable stabilizing chamber stabilizes the inflatable main section, wherein inflation pressure may vary to provide varying support to the main sections;

an attachment for a water hose, the attachment holding a water hose to allow a flow of water from the water hose to begin at an apex of the inflatable main section and end at a bottom end of the ramp section.

8. The inflatable water slide of claim 7, further comprising:

an inflatable pool attached to the bottom end of the ramp section, wherein the inflatable pool holds water that flows from the ramp section, and receives users at the bottom of the ramp section.

9. The device of claim 8, wherein the stabilizing chamber members are attached to the bottom of the main section and the side of the main section.

10. The device of claim 8, wherein the stabilizing chamber members are attached to the side of the main section.

11. The device of claim 8, wherein the stabilizing chamber members are attached to the bottom of the main section.

12. The device of claim 8, wherein the inflatable main section is a single chamber in fluid communication with the ramp section, the retraining sidewalls and the ladder section;

wherein the stabilizing chambers are fluid communication with each other and reach to communicate with each other under the main section.

13. The device of claim 8, wherein the inflatable main section is a single chamber in fluid communication with the ramp section, the retraining sidewalls and the ladder section;

wherein the stabilizing chambers are independently isolated and not in communication with the main section and may be independently inflated or deflated.

14. A method of stabilizing an inflatable water slide comprising the steps of:

attaching an inflatable stabilizing chamber to the left side of a main section of a slide,

attaching an inflatable stabilizing chamber to the right side of a main section of a slide, the inflatable stabilizing chambers independently sequestered from the main section of the slide.

15. The method of claim 14 additionally comprising the step of:

attaching a second pair of inflatable stabilizing chambers to the left and right sides of a main section of a slide, the second pair of inflatable stabilizing chambers positioned between the apex of the slide and the end of the slide where a user exits the slide.

16. The method of claim 14 wherein the step of attaching an inflatable stabilizing chamber to the left side of a main section of a slide, and the step of attaching an inflatable stabilizing chamber to the right side or a main section of a slide include inflatable stabilizing chambers that reach from the apex of the slide to the end of the slide where a user exits the slide, wherein the inflatable stabilizing chambers parallel and are attached to the left and right side of the main section of the slide, whereby the inflatable stabilizing chambers may be independently inflated or deflated to suit the ground upon which the slide is positioned.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the stabilizing chamber members are attached to the bottom of the main section and the side of the main section.

18. The method of claim 16, wherein the stabilizing chamber members are attached to the side of the main section.

19. The method of claim 16, wherein the stabilizing chamber members are attached to the bottom of the main section.