US 11,911,707 B2Granted

Rotatable play device

AssigneePlaycore Wisconsin, Inc.

InventorsBrian Henry, Kim Blackwood, Emily Mauermann, Thomas Norquist

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Abstract

Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to a rotatable play device that comprises a central support post, a hub rotatably mounted to an upper end of the central support post, and an arm assembly attached to the hub and comprising a plurality of arms, a seat being suspended from the distal end of each of the plurality of arms. Rotation of the hub about the central support post causes the plurality of seats to rotate around the central support post in a substantially circular rotation path. Each of the seats may also be configured to move up and down by way of a spring assembly or a plurality of springs. Two or more seats may share the up-and-down movement in an alternating manner or each seat may be configured to have an independent up-and-down movement. In addition, each of the seats may optionally be configured to swing in substantial alignment with the circular rotation path and/or to swing outward due to centripetal forces created by the circular rotation path.

Claims16

Dependent claims

A swing assembly configured to provide a swing seat with a range of motion, the swing assembly comprising:

a hub;
a plurality of arms extending away from the hub, each arm having a distal end supporting a seat;
a plurality of seats, each seat being suspended from the distal end of one of the plurality of arms;
one or more springs configured to provide each of the plurality of arms with an up-and-down movement;
wherein the swing assembly is configured so that an occupant of a seat may
(iii) swing
b) in a direction parallel with a longitudinal axis of the arm from which the seat is suspended,
d) in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the arm from which the seat is suspended, or
e) both a) and b);
and
(iv) actuate at least one of the one or more springs, such that the distal end of the arm from which the seat is suspended moves up and down;
and
wherein the swing assembly further comprises one or more motion limiters, each motion limiter being configured to limit the swinging motion of one of the plurality of seats, and wherein the seat is connected to the distal end of the arm by the motion limiter.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 17/844,501Filed 20 Jun 2022 · continuation
Priority: 11 Oct 2016
Published: US 2022/0314131 A16 Oct 2022
Granted: 27 Feb 2024
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification6 codes

A63G 1/28
Roundabouts: with centrifugally-swingable suspended seats
A63G 1/14
Rotated by the passengers themselves: rotated by pushing the feet against a fixed surface or by running
A63G 1/20
Rotated by the passengers themselves: rotated by swinging or rocking
A63G 9/12
Swings: special fastenings of the suspensory point

Family

Application62/406,791Us provisional application · filed 11 Oct 2016
Application15/363,820Parent of this continuation · filed 29 Nov 2016
Application15/877,015Parent of this continuation · filed 22 Jan 2018
US 9,873,057 B1Parent of this continuation · filed 23 Jan 2018
Application62/735,673Us provisional application · filed 24 Sep 2018
Application16/512,575Parent of this continuation-in-part · filed 16 Jul 2019
US 10,391,409 B2Parent of this continuation · filed 27 Aug 2019
Application16/580,473Parent of this continuation · filed 24 Sep 2019
US 10,835,831 B2Parent of this continuation-in-part · filed 17 Nov 2020
Application17/116,162Parent of this continuation · filed 9 Dec 2020
US 10,881,971 B2Parent of this continuation · filed 5 Jan 2021
US 2022/0314131 A1Pre-grant publication · published 6 Oct 2022
US 11,364,445 B2Parent of this continuation
Application16/580,473Parent of this continuation-in-part
Application16/512,575Parent of this continuation
US 2018/0140958 A1Published application
US 2019/0336869 A1Published application
US 2020/0078692 A1Published application
US 2021/0146263 A1Published application
US 11,911,707 B2This patent

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