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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 18, 2017
Mark Ellard Hartelius, Orland Park, IL (US);
Kimberlee Wilkens, Palos Park, IL (US);
Mark Ellard Hartelius, Orland Park, IL (US);
Kimberlee Wilkens, Palos Park, IL (US);
HARTDESIGN Ltd., Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A portable childrens' water slide apparatus having a water slide with an elongate plastic sheet extending horizontally along the ground between entry and exit ends and, a water chamber extending along one edge of the sheet with an inlet and outlet jets for spraying water over the sheet. A delayed return, flow control valve coupled between the chamber and a water hose has a valve actuating member with a horizontal, step-on panel movable between an upper, throttling position and a depressed, unthrottling position when stepped on before entering the slide. A spring biases the panel upwards. A valve body has a flow control member linked to the panel for movement to an unthrottling position by depression by a child stepping thereon, permitting a maximum water flow to the slide during sliding; and a device delays return of the flow control member to the throttling position after stepping off the panel.