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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 29, 2012
Applicant:
Daniel Pierre Brassard, Burnaby, CA;
Inventor:
Daniel Pierre Brassard, Burnaby, CA;
Assignee:
WHITEWATER WEST INDUSTRIES LTD., Richmond, BC, CA;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63G 21/18 (2006.01); A63G 21/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A63G 21/18 (2013.01); A63G 21/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
A trapdoor mechanism and method of providing a trapdoor mechanism for initiating descent into a slide ride is disclosed. Aspects of invention are directed to an energy efficient mechanism capable of dropping slide riders into the entrance of a slide ride. The trapdoor mechanism utilizes momentum produced by the force of gravity to swing the trapdoor to an open position, to a closed position, and back to the open position. A control device may be utilized to apply force to the trapdoor during its transit between the open position and closed position.