Patent ID: 7815513

Claim:
An enclosed slide extending between a deck located above a ground surface and the ground surface, the enclosed slide comprising: an elongate slide bed extending between a top end thereof proximal to the deck and a bottom end thereof proximal to the ground surface, the slide bed comprising a floor portion and a roof portion defined by a plurality of elongate sections, each said section extending between a first end and a second end, said sections being connected together in abutting end-to-end relations respectively in which two of said sections are positioned end-to-end; each said section comprising a body defining a portion of the slide bed and at least one flange extending outwardly from the body and ending in a notched edge, said at least one flange being positioned substantially at one of said ends; said flanges positioned at each said abutting two ends of respective sections comprising a pair of said flanges adjacent to each other, and said notched edges on each said pair of said adjacent flanges being substantially aligned with each other; and a plurality of clamp rings, each said clamp ring comprising at least one notched portion for mating with the notched edges of each said pair of said adjacent flanges respectively, each said clamp ring being adapted for securing said adjacent flanges in each said pair to each other respectively.