Wave catching shutdown lane

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9878254
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15351178

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An apparatus or method for draining fluid from an amusement attraction while helping prevent substantial portions of fluid from splashing out of the attraction. The apparatus may be an end component for a shutdown lane that has one or more areas or catch basins for flowing the fluid thereon or therethrough. Various sidewalls, hills, ridges, and/or drainage surfaces may be implemented by or on the end component to ideally keep water from splashing outside of the end component and to help maintain rider safety as the rider slides towards the end component. One or more stages of drainage areas or surfaces may be utilized for the end component. The apparatus may be in the form of an end component, a larger portion of an attraction, such as a shutdown lane, or discrete components that may be connected within or to a portion of an attraction.

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WHITEWATER WEST INDUSTRIES LTDRICHMOND

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Barrera, Claudio J South Surrey, CA 2 2
Bradley, Bruce R Vancouver, CA 17 611
Carlson, Karl J Surrey, CA 1 0
Khomovskiy, Andrey New Westminster, CA 5 35

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