Abstract: A slide or chute having an elongate bedway with a longitudinal portion on which a person slides is provided with at least one longitudinally extending tubular channel having an opening at an upper end and an opening at a lower end through which objects and materials may be passed from the upper end and discharged from the lower end. The tubular channels may be formed integral with the slide or chute or may be provided as separate members for attachment to existing slides, chutes, and support columns. The tubular channels may be disposed on an underside of the bedway, on laterally opposed sides of the bedway, and on curved hood portions with a pair of elongate tubular channels extending therefrom along laterally opposed sides of the bedway each having an opening at a lower end. Longitudinal tubular channels may also be connected with the elevated deck support structure from which the upper end of the slide or chute is supported.

Abstract: A slide or chute having an elongate bedway is provided with a handrail adjacent to each lateral side of the bedway. Each handrail has a longitudinally extending channel with an opening configured to receive the hand or fingers of a person using the slide or chute for protecting the hands and fingers of the user. The handrails may be formed integral with the slide or chute or may be provided as separate members for attachment to existing slides and chutes. Objects may also be passed through the longitudinal channels of the handrails from the top end to the bottom end of the slide or chute for amusement.