CN1939565A - Inflatable and expandable slide and pool construction - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention comprises an inflatable and expandable slide and pool construction that permits the user to selectively change the structure of the slide by expanding it to include a pool or basin at the end of the slide. The pool portion may be releasably attached to the front of the slide and may include inflatable sides and an inflatable end bumper. If the slide is a continuous airflow inflatable, the sides of the pool portion may be inflated by the air blower when the sides are released from their attachment to the end of the slide.

Description

The slide of inflatable distending and pool construction

Technical field

This part application require by quote as proof with its all incorporate into this part application in the priority of No. the 60/720th, 340, the U.S. Provisional Patent Application of application on September 23rd, 2005.

Background technology

Inflatable chute is a kind of games for play that popularly uses on backyard or swimming limit, pond gradually.Slide can cut out this valve inflation then by filling air for via charge valve the slide structure, or by from the continuous flow inflation of air blast.As known as such, under latter event, the exterior material of slide body is to have infiltratively, and allows air to be overflowed to keep the speed that this body is in inflated condition when blowing into this body at air.Slide generally includes a ladder or other device, climbs the top of slide to allow the user, and generally includes one and make it sliding easily device with water spray on the dealing slide.Yet the known structure that is used for inflatable chute does not change for the situation that does not allow the user to change the slide structure selectively.

Summary of the invention

The present invention allows the user of inflatable chute to change the structure of slide selectively at slide pond of terminal formation or basin by expansion.Pool portion can be releasably attached to the front end of slide, and can comprise inflatable side and inflatable end bumper.If slide is with continuous flow inflation, removing the side in the adhering to of slide end so, the side of pool portion can be inflated with air blast.

Description of drawings

Following description of the present invention will be understood more fully with reference to accompanying drawing, wherein:

Fig. 1 is the perspective view of slide before distending according to inflatable distending of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is the close up view that separably end bumper of slide is fixed to the external fastening on the slide side.

Fig. 3 is the close up view that separably end bumper is fixed to the inner retainer on the slide side.

To be end bumper separated with the side of slide and be pulled to view after leaving a bit of distance of slide at it Fig. 4.

Fig. 5 shows is at a terminal pond or the basin of forming of slide, and buffer is fully withdrawn the perspective view that makes it away from slide and given the sliding terraced structure of the support arm inflation of stretching out endways.

Fig. 6 is the close up view that is positioned at the outside tablet on each arm among two exsertile support arms in pond.

The tablet of Fig. 7 depiction 6 is shown in an open position, so that the user of slide can creep into the tablet that exsertile support arm opens or closes inside.

Fig. 8 is the close up view of one of inside tablet of being positioned at slide structure both sides of the end at slide, opens the exsertile support arm that air that inner tablet allows air blast enters the pond and inflates to them.

The specific embodiment

Fig. 1 describes according to the inflatable slide structure 10 that swells of the present invention.In this specific embodiment, the baffle plate 16 that two slides surface 14 is formed in this slide separately, but slide can have single slide surface or several slides surface when needed.Sleeve 12 stretches out acceptance to be kept slide from the air of air blast (show) and is in inflated condition from the side 18 of slide.Belt 13 allows this sleeve is fixed on the air blast.For little slide, slide can and can use shutoff valve to isolate mode (that is, the in a conventional manner) inflation of inflation body to blow up a balloon with impermeable material formation.Yet for bigger slide, as known in this field, suggestion is made slide and is used continuous air blast to inflate to slide with gas permeable material.

U-shaped end bumper 20 is fixed on the antetheca 24 of slide separably, when the people is providing buffering when gliding and arrive the bottom on the slide.End bumper 20 is preferred, and the inflatable bladder that can use valve (not showing) sealing that for example PVC makes is formed; In other words, it is not the structure with the continuous flow inflation.This inner bag is encapsulated in to be used among the covering made from the side identical materials of slide, with the continuity that obtains appearance with prevent to puncture inner bag.

In order to decorate, the some that member 26 can be used as slide structure 10 forms on each side of slide and inflates with air blast.Theexsertile support arm 36 that will form on the side in pond is as the folded state that is in of following explanation more fully;Support arm 36 is fixed on the tip part 25 (Fig. 2 and Fig. 3) of slide antetheca 24 and end bumper 20.Thesupport arm 36 of folded state is as keeping in position between following buffer of explaining more fully endways 20 and the slide antetheca 24.(for example, 35 (Fig. 4) keep and slide antetheca 24 adjacent (not showing at this) in the folding position at the bottom of the pond of PVC) forming by plastic sheet.

As shown in Figures 2 and 3, end bumper 20 can be by untiing external fastening 30 and 32 releasing adhering to slide of inner retainer.These securing members can comprise traditional hook and loop material, belt and belt fastener or other device according to needs.Then, can as shown in Figure 4 end bumper 20 be drawn back the antetheca 24 that makes it away from slide, make whereby at the bottom of the pond 35 andpond support arm 36 stretch out.The handle 22 that forms in the buffer 20 can make relocating of end bumper 20 become easy endways.

In Fig. 5, end bumper 20 is in it and stretches out farthest position, andexsertile support arm 36 has been inflated, and pond or basin 34 are completed in the bottom of slide.

Fig. 6-8 describes to realize the program of the inflation of exsertile pond support arm 36.Buffer 20 has been pulled to after its highest distance position in fact endways, and theoutside tablet 40 on each support arm can be opened by securing member 42 (being shown as slide fastener here).Then, the user can arrive inside and open the inside tablet 44 that is positioned at each slide end 24 by securing member 46 (being shown as slide fastener again).Now, the air from air blast can enter exsertilepond support arm 36 to they inflations from the end outflow of slide.Then, the user closes outsidetablet 40 prevention air fromsupport arm 36 effusions.

Slide of the present invention part can be made with 420 Denier polyester that the PVC coating is arranged or 490 Denier nylon, and can be with die-cut, ultrasonic bonding that is widely known by the people and/or sew application processing.Preferably, itself there is outside PVC coating on the slide surface, and the remainder of slide and exsertile support arm have inner PVC coating.Blower unit can be 110 volts of air blasts of commercially availabie 380 watts or 580 watts.

Claims (7)

1. inflatable slide that swells, this slide comprises: have the slide part at the antetheca of described slide bottom; Bumper member; A pair of exsertile support arm member, each support arm member all has first end and second end, and first end is attached on the bumper member, and second end is releasably attached on the slide antetheca partly; And attached to member at the bottom of the folding pond on the antetheca of support arm member, bumper member and slide part, whereby when removing the support arm member to the adhering to of the antetheca of slide part, member can leave slide and partly stretches out pond or the basin that forms the lower end constraint that is subjected to support arm member, bumper member and slide part at the bottom of support arm member and the folding pond.

2. according to the slide of claim 1, wherein said support arm member is inflatable.

3. according to the slide of claim 2, wherein said bumper member is inflatable.

4. according to the slide of claim 3, wherein said slide partly is that the material with impermeable air constitutes, and comprises that further the continuous flow that is used for accepting from air blast makes slide partly keep the inflation inlet of venting condition.

5. according to the slide of claim 4, wherein said each support arm member comprises the aperture of adjoining with slide antetheca partly, air can partly enter the support arm member from slide by this aperture, so that when removing the support arm member to the adhering to of slide part, the support arm member can be inflated with air blast.

6. according to the slide of claim 5, the antetheca of wherein said slide part comprises the corresponding tablet in aperture on a pair of and described support arm member, and described tablet can be opened and give the inflation of support arm member to allow air partly to flow to the support arm member from slide.

7. according to the slide of claim 6, wherein said each support arm member is included near the terminal tablet of the antetheca that adjoins the slide part, and described tablet can be opened to allow near the tablet at slide part antetheca.

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