Amusement ride back shield
US9486711B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 20, 2013 |
| Grant date | Nov 8, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 20, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63G21/00
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A system for shielding a rider's back from a ride surface. The system includes a slide ride having an entrance and an exit and configured such that the rider's back slides substantially parallel along a slide ride surface when the rider slides from the entrance towards the exit. The system includes a plurality of shielding devices disposed relative to the slide ride such that the rider may put on one of the plurality of shielding devices prior to sliding on the slide ride, each of the plurality of shielding devices configured to be worn by the rider such that the shielding device covers the rider's back, and adapted to slide upon the slide ride surface to shield the rider's back from the slide ride surface when the rider slides from the entrance to the exit.
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