Whirlpool simulation effect
US6036603A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 29, 1998 |
| Grant date | Mar 14, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 29, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE04H4/0006
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
In an apparatus and method for creating a wave or water vortex effect, a bridge or platform is positioned within a semi-cylinder having a downward facing curved inside surface. Nozzles shoot water onto the curved surface, creating a water layer which follows the curved surface up and around the semi-cylinder. The water layer remains against the curved surface via centrifugal force. A spiral flow path is created by declining the semi-cylinder.
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