Sunday, May 24, 2015

The Original Slip'n'Slide?

Ran across this one in a totally unrelated search this morning - went ahead and looked at the rest of the subclass (472/117, Amusement Devices:BODY SLIDE:Water Slide, in case you wondered). It turns out that this is the earliest one for a flat, wet slide (there are earlier, but are of the inclined slide type)

So here it is, I assume, the earliest patent for a generation of head-and-neck injuries, drunk frat-guy hijinks, and a bunch of grass-stained kids.

US Patent 2982547, Aquatic Play Equipment:


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