Amusement devices inventions 05/09

20090137328 - Elevated hand-held merry-go-round: An elevated hand held merry go round provides a hand hold elevated a distance above a playing surface to which a user may grab and rotate through an unobstructed zone between the hand hold and the playing surface. In the preferred embodiment the hand hold may be tilted at an... Agent: Douglas T. Johnson Miller & Martin

20090137329 - Dasher boards: Dasher board assemblies and methods for making the same. An example dasher board assembly may include a dasher board frame. A facing panel may be coupled to the frame. An adhesive member may be disposed between the frame and the facing panel. The adhesive member may attach the facing panel... Agent: Crompton, Seager & Tufte, LLC

20090137330 - Inflatable car-wash-configured water toy and method: A method for preparing an inflated car-wash-configured slide assembly for recreational purposes. The method includes inflating a deflated car-wash-configured slide assembly to produce an inflated car-wash-configured slide assembly comprising a tunnel including a tunnel side wall; passing a slide mat through the tunnel such that after the slide mat passes... Agent: Law Offices Of John W. Carpenter John W. Carpenter

20090131183 - Maleable obstacle: In a flat road surface obstacle having a very thin profile and comprised of a malleable structure such as silicone rubber. The obstacle may be combined with a portion of adhesive to attach the obstacle to a play structure surface to be used in combination with wheeled conveyances such as... Agent: Hughes Law Firm, PLLC

20090131184 - Playground equipment: First and second frame supports (12, 13) with each including a frame support body (21a, 13a) and a frame support base (12b, 13b). The frame support bodies are substantially A-frames and the frame support bases are substantially C-shaped cylindrical rods connecting to the ends of a respective one of the... Agent: Kamrath & Associates P.A.

20090131185 - Systems and methods for moving a baby container: Systems and related methods are delineated for moving a provided baby container suspended above ground from a support structure. One delineated system for moving a provided baby container suspended above ground from a support structure, the system comprises: a force generator coupled to the baby container; an elastic supporter having... Agent: Squire Sanders & Dempsey LLP

20090124401 - Amusement apparatus: An amusement apparatus has a platform, pulleys mounted below the platform, a cable extending around the pulleys, a motor coupled to a pulley to cause the cable to move, a passenger vehicle supported by wheels on the platform, and a swing coupling having a horizontal arm coupled to the passenger... Agent: Gordon & Jacobson, P.C.

20090124402 - Inflatable play structure with integrated air source: An inflatable structure having an integral air pump positioned within a housing at or near an edge of the structure. The housing is generally formed of the same material as the play structure. An orifice within the housing operably connects the air pump to the air chambers of the inflatable... Agent: Lathrop & Gage LLP

20090118024 - Amusement ride system: An amusement ride system includes an amusement ride infrastructure defining a travel surface, with at least one vehicle having a vehicle body defining a vehicle undersurface disposed for travel generally along the travel surface. A plurality of valves are disposed to selectively deliver a pressurized flow of water through the... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC