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Method of discharging static electricity from water sliders

a technology of static electricity and sliders, which is applied in the field of sliders, can solve the problems of reducing the speed of the slider, generating friction, and introducing unwanted materials,

Inactive Publication Date: 2013-12-19
STOUGHTON ANTHONY
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Benefits of technology

The solution significantly reduces friction by effectively discharging static electricity, enhancing the speed and performance of water sliders by minimizing unwanted frictional forces.

Problems solved by technology

Capillary suction may cause friction and results from liquid water adheres to the slider, production a vacuum, Contaminant friction may also reduce the speed of the slider.
Contaminant friction results from the presence of unwanted material present between the slider and the body of water in contact therewith.
Static electricity also generates friction.

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Abstract

The present invention provides a water slider that features a method of discharging static electricity from a water slider by providing an electrically insulative body extending along a longitudinal axis and having opposed surface with a perimeter edge extending therebetween; and conducting static electricity accumulated on one of the opposed surfaces to the perimeter edge.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED PATENT APPLICATIONS[0001]This application is a continuation application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12 / 851,636 filed Oct. 6, 2012, entitled TECHNIQUES TO DISCHARGE STATIC ELECTRICITY IN WATER RIDERS and naming Anthony F. Stoughton as inventor.BACKGROUND[0002]This invention relates to sliders used to traverse bodies of water and, more particularly, to sliders and techniques for the manufacture thereof for control the friction between the slider and the water as they traverse the same.[0003]There is evidence of people sliding over bodies of water for over 5,000 years. The earliest people known to slide over bodies of water are distant relatives of the Sami that used skis to slide over crystalline water ice, commonly referred to as snow. The earliest form of slider is simply described by its name, ski with translates from Old Norse meaning “a stick of wood”.[0004]Slider technology has over the years from that of a pair of substantially planar substrat...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): H05F3/00
CPCH05F3/00A63C5/03A63C5/044A63C2203/12B63B1/34B63B32/50Y02T70/10
Inventor STOUGHTON, ANTHONY
Owner STOUGHTON ANTHONY