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US 11,917,275 B2Granted
Playground apparatus comprising a camera support
AssigneePlaycore Wisconsin, Inc.
InventorsLindsay Hill, Sam Smith, Steven Dupree, Charles Walcott, Benjamin Thornberry
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to a playground apparatus that is configured to support a camera, typically a smartphone or similar photo/video device. The apparatus is configured to both (a) position the camera to take a photograph or video of the user during the play activity and (b) to maintain the camera in place during the play activity. Embodiments of the play apparatus include swings, whirls, and spinners.
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A playground whirl comprising
- a base rotatably mounted to a support structure and configured to rotate 360° about a central axis, the base having an upper surface configured to support multiple children;
- one or more seats or handles extending above the base;
- a smartphone support element secured to the base by one or more fasteners and extending above the base;
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- one or more phone-holder compartments located on the smartphone support element, each compartment being sized and configured to hold a smartphone at a location and angle to photograph the face of a user of at least one of the seats or handles during rotation of the base about the central axis;
- the playground whirl being configured for one or more children to spin the base at least by holding a portion of the base and running in a circular motion around a play surface to which the whirl is mounted.
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A playground whirl comprising
- a base rotatably mounted to a support structure and configured to rotate 360° about a central axis,
- one or more seats or handles extending above the base,
- a central handle extending from a central shaft,
- a smartphone support element secured to the base by one or more fasteners and extending above the base and surrounding at least a portion of the central shaft, and
- one or more phone-holder compartments located on the smartphone support element, each compartment being sized and configured to hold a smartphone at a location and angle to photograph the face of a user of at least one of the seats or handles during rotation of the base about the central axis;
- the playground whirl being configured for one or more children to spin the base at least by holding a portion of the base and running in a circular motion around a play surface to which the whirl is mounted.
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A playground whirl comprising
- a base rotatably mounted to a support structure and configured to rotate 360° about a central axis,
- one or more seats or handles extending above the base,
- a smartphone support element extending upward from the base, and
- one or more phone-holder compartments located on the smartphone support element, each compartment being sized and configured to hold a smartphone at a location and angle to photograph the face of a user of at least one of the one or more seats or handles during rotation of the base about the central axis,
- wherein the compartment defines a bottom ledge and a phone support wall, the phone support wall being angled so that a smartphone placed on the bottom ledge is angled upward, and the bottom ledge being angled upward away from the phone support surface so as to prevent the smartphone from sliding out of the phone-holding compartment;
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- wherein the playground whirl is configured for one or more children to spin the base at least by holding a portion of the base and running in a circular motion around a play surface to which the whirl is mounted.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.