Play slide footer
An improved play slide footer is disclosed. The play slide footer maximizes the safety and stability, while minimizing the amount of wobble of the slide.
1 . A play slide footer for a slide of playground equipment, the slide having a slide bed, the footer comprising:
a pair of opposing side walls forming a footer slide bed therebetween, the footer slide bed presenting a concave shape;
a first end of the footer the first end of the footer cooperatively shaped to provide a seamless transition from the slide bed of the slide to the footer slide bed when the footer is connected to the slide;
a second end of the footer, the second end of the footer providing exit from the footer; and
a footer stability system providing stability to the footer, the footer stability system including a first stability member extending from the proximity of the first end of the footer, and angled substantially downwardly towards the ground, and a second stability member extending from the proximity of the second end of the footer, and angled substantially parallel to the ground, the first and second stability members connected to one another, and providing stability to the footer.
2 . The play slide footer of claim 1 , the footer stability system further comprising a third stability member directly connecting the footer to the playground apparatus.
3 . The play slide footer of claim 1 , the footer stability system further comprising a fourth stability member being a ground portion of the footer, directly embedded into the ground.
4 . The play slide footer of claim 2 , the third stability member being a strap extending from the first end of the footer to the playground apparatus.
5 . The play slide footer of claim 3 , the fourth stability member being a stake extending from the second end of the footer into the ground.
6 . The play slide footer of claim 1 , the footer further comprising a plurality of ribs extending along an exterior of at least one of the opposing side walls of the footer.
7 . The play slide footer of claim 1 , the first and second stability members forming an angle therebetween in the range of 70°-90°.
8 . The play slide footer of claim 7 , the first and second stability members being arranged to minimize open crawl space beneath the footer, limiting the possibility of a child crawling beneath the footer.
9 . A play slide footer for a slide of playground equipment, the slide having a slide bed, the footer comprising:
a pair of opposing side walls forming a footer slide bed therebetween, the footer slide bed presenting a concave shape;
a first end of the footer the first end of the footer cooperatively shaped to provide a seamless transition from the slide bed of the slide to the footer slide bed when the footer is connected to the slide;
a second end of the footer, the second end of the footer providing exit from the footer; and
a footer stability system providing stability to the footer, the footer stability system including a first stability member extending from the proximity of the first end of the footer, and angled substantially downwardly towards the ground, a second stability member extending from the proximity of the second end of the footer, and angled substantially parallel to the ground, the first and second stability members connected to one another, and providing stability to the footer, a third stability member directly connecting the footer to the playground apparatus, and a fourth stability member being a ground portion of the footer, directly embedded into the ground.