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A system for anchoring inflatable structures having a base which, when the structure is inflated, rests on a supporting surface to support the structure, includes at least one water receiving anchoring portion positioned adjacent a side of the base of the structure that rests on the supporting surfa

A system for anchoring inflatable structures having a base which, when the structure is inflated, rests on a supporting surface to support the structure, includes at least one water receiving anchoring portion positioned adjacent a side of the base of the structure that rests on the supporting surface and which is secured to and extends from the inflatable structure. The water receiving anchoring portion includes a water receiving section to receive water therein and a shaping section to provide a shape to the water receiving section and to the water receiving anchoring portion to ease filling of the water receiving section with water. The shaping section shapes the water receiving section generally into a cup or bucket like structure so that water can be poured into the water receiving section without the water receiving section being held in such shape by hand or without having to be filled with pressurized water.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A system for anchoring inflatable structures, comprising: an inflatable structure to be anchored, said inflatable structure having a base which, when the structure is inflated, rests on a supporting surface to support the structure; at least one water receiving anchorin

The invention claimed is: 1. A system for anchoring inflatable structures, comprising: an inflatable structure to be anchored, said inflatable structure having a base which, when the structure is inflated, rests on a supporting surface to support the structure; at least one water receiving anchoring portion positioned adjacent a side of the base of the structure that rests on the supporting surface and which is secured to and extends from the inflatable structure; a water receiving section in the at least one water receiving anchoring portion to receive water therein; and a shaping section in the at least one water receiving anchoring portion to provide to the water receiving section of the at least one water receiving anchoring portion a cup-like shape adapted to receive water poured thereinto to ease filling of the water receiving section with water. 2. A system for anchoring inflatable structures according to claim 1, wherein the shaping section is an inflatable section which is inflated to provide a shape to the water receiving anchoring portion. 3. A system for anchoring inflatable structures according to claim 2, wherein the inflatable shaping section is in fluid communication with the inflatable structure to be inflated when the inflatable structure is inflated. 4. A system for anchoring inflatable structures according to claim 3, wherein the inflatable shaping section is a peripheral section at least partially surrounding the water receiving section. 5. A system for anchoring inflatable structures according to claim 4, wherein the inflatable shaping section is a peripheral section substantially surrounding the water receiving section. 6. A system for anchoring inflatable structures according to claim 5, wherein the water receiving section includes a valve which is opened to fill or drain the water receiving section and closed to hold water in the water receiving section. 7. A system for anchoring inflatable structures according to claim 2, wherein the inflatable shaping section is not in fluid communication with the inflatable structure and includes a valve through which the inflatable shaping section is inflated separately from the inflatable structure. 8. A system for anchoring inflatable structures according to claim 7, wherein the inflatable shaping section is a peripheral section at least partially surrounding the water receiving section. 9. A system for anchoring inflatable structures according to claim 8, wherein the inflatable shaping section is a peripheral section substantially surrounding the water receiving section. 10. A system for anchoring inflatable structures according to claim 9, wherein the water receiving section includes a valve which is opened to fill or drain the water receiving section and closed to hold water in the water receiving section. 11. A system for anchoring inflatable structures according to claim 1, wherein the water receiving section includes a valve which is opened to fill or drain the water receiving section and closed to hold water in the water receiving section. 12. A system for anchoring inflatable structures, comprising: an inflatable structure to be anchored, said inflatable structure having a base with a substantially flat base bottom surface portion which, when the inflatable structure is inflated, is adapted to rest on a solid supporting surface to support the inflatable structure; at least one water receiving anchoring portion positioned adjacent a side of the base of the inflatable structure that rests on the solid supporting surface and which is secured to and extends from the inflatable structure, said at least one water receiving anchoring portion having an anchoring bottom surface substantially aligned with the substantially flat base bottom surface portion and adapted to also rest on the solid supporting surface when the base is resting on the solid supporting surface to resist movement of the inflatable structure with respect to the solid surface; a water receiving section in the at least one water receiving anchoring portion to receive water therein; and a shaping section in the at least one water receiving anchoring portion to provide a water receiving shape to the water receiving section of the at least one water receiving anchoring portion to ease filling of the water receiving section with water. 13. A system for anchoring inflatable structures according to claim 12, wherein the shaping section is an inflatable section which is inflated to provide the water receiving shape to the water receiving anchoring portion prior to filling the water receiving section with water, and wherein the inflatable shaping section is in fluid communication with the inflatable structure to be inflated when the inflatable structure is inflated. 14. A system for anchoring inflatable structures according to claim 12, wherein the shaping section is an inflatable section which is inflated to provide the water receiving shape to the water receiving anchoring portion prior to filling the water receiving section with water, and wherein the inflatable shaping section is not in fluid communication with the inflatable structure and includes a valve through which the inflatable shaping section is inflated separately from the inflatable structure. 15. A system for anchoring inflatable structures according to claim 12, wherein the at least one water receiving anchoring portion is secured to the inflatable slide body along a portion thereof which forms the shaping section of the water receiving anchoring portion when the inflatable slide body is inflated. 16. A system for anchoring inflatable structures according to claim 12, wherein the water receiving section includes a valve which is opened to fill or drain the water receiving section and closed to hold water in the water receiving section. 17. An inflatable slide play structure, comprising: an inflatable slide body having a base with a substantially flat base bottom portion surface which, when the slide body is inflated, is adapted to rest on a solid supporting surface and having a downwardly sloped sliding surface along which a user can slide from a top end to a bottom end thereof; at least one water receiving anchoring portion positioned adjacent a side of the base of the inflatable slide body that rests on the solid supporting surface and which is secured to and extends from the inflatable slide body, said at least one water receiving anchoring portion having an anchoring bottom surface substantially aligned with the substantially flat base bottom portion surface and adapted to also rest on the solid supporting surface to resist movement of the inflatable slide body with respect to the solid supporting surface; a water receiving section in the at least one water receiving anchoring portion to receive water therein; and a shaping section in the at least one water receiving anchoring portion to provide a water receiving shape to the water receiving section of the at least one water receiving anchoring portion to ease filling of the water receiving section with water. 18. An inflatable slide play structure according to claim 17, wherein the shaping section is an inflatable section which is inflated to provide the water receiving shape to the water receiving anchoring portion prior to filling the water receiving section with water, and wherein the inflatable shaping section is in fluid communication with the inflatable slide body to be inflated when the inflatable slide body is inflated. 19. An inflatable slide play structure according to claim 17, wherein the shaping section is an inflatable section which is inflated to provide the water receiving shape to the water receiving anchoring portion prior to filling the water receiving section with water, and wherein the inflatable shaping section is not in fluid communication with the inflatable slide body and includes a valve through which the inflatable shaping section is inflated separately from the inflatable slide body. 20. An inflatable slide play structure according to claim 17, wherein the at least one water receiving anchoring portion is secured to the inflatable slide body along a portion thereof which forms the shaping section of the water receiving anchoring portion when the inflatable slide body is inflated. 21. An inflatable slide play structure according to claim 17, wherein the water receiving section includes a valve which is opened to fill or drain the water receiving section and closed to hold water in the water receiving section. 22. An inflatable slide play structure according to claim 17, wherein the inflatable slide body has opposite sides, and wherein the at least one water receiving anchoring portion is at least two water receiving anchoring portions with at least one water receiving anchoring portion adjacent one of the opposite sides and at least one water receiving anchoring portion adjacent the other opposite side.