US 12,350,600 B1 · Swing set assistant

Abstract

A swing set assistance kit includes a flexible cantilever member such as a helical spring, with its first end attachable to a base which is a plate or a bracket with a first stud. A transverse bar has a second stud at its mid-section and its ends affixed at intermediate points of the lines attaching the swing seat to an overhead beam of the swing set. An alternative embodiment directed to swing seats such as a tire or other arbitrary seat shapes has seat lines attaching the seat to a seat plate that has the second stud for attachment to the flexible member. The flexible cantilever member and its attachment points to the other swinging components alters the effective length of the pendulum of the system, which may be used to alter the natural period of the system, allowing a user to achieve large amplitude, enjoyable swinging more quickly.

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Dependent claims

A swing set assistance kit for a swing set having an overhead beam and at least one swing seat assembly further comprising a swing seat having first and second ends, a first seat line extending from said first swing seat end to said overhead beam and a second seat line extending from said second swing seat end to said overhead beam, with said swing set assistance kit comprising

a flexible cantilever member having first and second ends,
a base further comprising a first stud,
a transverse bar having first and second ends, a mid-section, and a second stud affixed to said mid-section, with said first end of said transverse bar attachable to said first seat line, said second end of said transverse bar attachable to said second seat line, said first stud attachable to said first end of said flexible cantilever member, and said second stud attachable to said second end of said flexible cantilever member.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Swing set assistant

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