Patent ID: 7572191
Filing Date: 2009-08-11
Classification: A63G

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for providing water play entertainment to one or more play participants, the apparatus comprising: an elongated substantially vertical structure having a top portion and a bottom portion and a substantially vertical, hollow guide extending therebetween wherein the bottom portion of the elongated substantially vertical structure is unenclosed, and the vertical hollow guide is not water-filled; a water play effect located proximate to the bottom portion of the elongated substantially vertical structure; a cannonball comprising a substantially spherical object with a diameter of between approximately three feet and approximately six feet, the cannonball being further configured to enter the elongated substantially vertical structure at the top portion and descend through the substantially vertical guide to the bottom portion, the cannonball being further configured to activate the water play effect when near the bottom portion of the elongated substantially vertical structure; and a return conduit configured to automatically transport the cannonball against a gravitational force from the bottom portion of the elongated substantially vertical structure to the top portion of the elongated substantially vertical structure following the descent of the cannonball.