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US 10,434,427 B1Granted
Swing system and methods of using same
AssigneeMO Joy Products, LLC
InventorsZachary A. Schaefer, David J. Ponder, Justin D. Allsup, Robert W. Beckmann
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Abstract
The present disclosure is directed to swing systems and methods of using same. In particular, the present disclosure is directed to swing propulsion systems including a belt device and a handheld swing device.
Claims18
A handheld swing device comprising:
- a housing comprising a handle portion;
- a coupling mechanism for operatively coupling the device to a swing;
- a tether including a first end coupled to a spool retained in the housing and a second end coupled to the coupling mechanism;
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- a brake mechanism coupled and slideable with respect to the housing, the brake mechanism comprising a first end external to the housing, wherein the handle portion of the housing is adjacent the first end of the brake mechanism, and an opposing second end internal to the housing and adjacent the spool, the second end of the brake mechanism comprising an arcuate edge complementary to a circumferential edge of the spool,
- wherein, upon activation of the first end of the brake mechanism, the arcuate edge of the second end engages the circumferential edge of the spool to reduce rotational movement of the spool, and wherein activation of the first end of the brake mechanism engages the first end of the brake mechanism with the handle portion of the housing.
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A swing system comprising:
- a belt device coupled to a swing and configured to retain a user in the swing;
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- a handheld swing device coupled to the belt device, the swing device comprising:
- a housing comprising a handle portion;
- a coupling mechanism for operatively coupling the device to the swing;
- a tether including a first end coupled to a spool retained in the housing and a second end coupled to the coupling mechanism;
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- a brake mechanism coupled and slideable with respect to the housing, the brake mechanism comprising a first end external to the housing, wherein the handle portion of the housing is adjacent the first end of the brake mechanism, and an opposing second end internal to the housing and adjacent the spool, the second end of the brake mechanism comprising an arcuate edge complementary to a circumferential edge of the spool,
- wherein, upon activation of the first end of the brake mechanism, the arcuate edge of the second end engages the circumferential edge of the spool to reduce rotational movement of the spool, and wherein activation of the first end of the brake mechanism engages the first end of the brake mechanism with the handle portion of the housing.
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A method for propelling a swing, the method comprising:
- coupling a tether of a handheld device to the swing;
- extending the tether from a housing of the handheld device, said extending comprising at least partially unspooling the tether from a spool retained in the housing, the housing including a handle portion;
- activating a first end of a brake mechanism coupled and slideable with respect to the housing, the first end external to the housing of the device, wherein the handle portion of the housing is adjacent the first end of the brake mechanism, wherein the brake mechanism includes an opposing second end internal to the housing and adjacent the spool, the second end of the brake mechanism including an arcuate edge complementary to a circumferential edge of the spool, said activating engaging the arcuate edge of the second end with the circumferential edge of the spool to reduce rotational movement of the spool and engaging the first end of the brake mechanism with the handle portion of the housing;
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- upon activation of the first end of the brake mechanism, moving the device in a direction away from an initial position of the swing, said moving causing corresponding movement of the swing.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.