Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Drag-inducing mat for amusement park rides
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Application No.: US16863829Application Date: 2020-04-30
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Publication No.: US11352101B2Publication Date: 2022-06-07
- Inventor: Byron Thomas Osborn , Eric Alan Vance , Pedro Lopez , Ryan Dale Walton , David Gerard Majdali
- Applicant: Universal City Studios LLC
- Applicant Address: US CA Universal City
- Assignee: Universal City Studios LLC
- Current Assignee: Universal City Studios LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Universal City
- Agency: Fletcher Yoder P.C.
- Main IPC: B63B32/20
- IPC: B63B32/20 ; A63G21/18

Abstract:
A drag-inducing mat includes a main body configured to accommodate a rider. The main body includes a rider surface configured to face the rider and an opposing surface configured to face a slide surface. The drag-inducing mat also includes a sipe array defined within the opposing surface. The sipe array includes a plurality of sipes that extends from a first lateral edge of the main body to a second lateral edge of the main body to selectively induce friction between the main body and the slide surface based on force applied to the sipe array by the rider.
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