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US 12,316,938 B2Granted
Playground apparatus comprising a camera support
AssigneePlaycore Wisconsin, Inc.
InventorsLindsay E. Richardson 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.
Claims16
A playground spinner comprising
- a seat configured to rotate 360° about a central mount;
- and
- a phone-holder compartment, the phone-holder compartment being sized and configured to hold a smartphone at a location and angle to photograph the face of an occupant of the seat during rotation of the seat;
- wherein the seat comprises
- a lower support surface configured to support an occupant of the seat in a sitting position,
- an upper frame through which an occupant enters and exits the seat, and
- one or more walls extending between the lower support surface and the upper frame;
- and
- wherein the compartment is located in one of the one or more walls.
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A playground spinner comprising:
- a seat configured to rotate 360° about a central mount;
- and
- a phone-holder compartment, the phone-holder compartment being sized and configured to hold a smartphone at a location and angle to photograph the face of an occupant of the seat during rotation of the seat;
- wherein the seat comprises
- a lower support surface configured to support an occupant of the seat in a sitting position,
- an upper frame through which an occupant enters and exits the seat, and
- a single wall extending between the lower support surface and the upper frame around the entirety of the seat, thereby forming a bowl in which a user sits.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.