US 12,420,129 B2 · Playground climber unit comprising one or more net-containing portions and/or one or more suspended tube portions

Abstract

Climbing units that provide an enhanced play experience through the incorporation of any of a variety of elements including nets, suspended portions, and coupling elements, and to playground structures that contain those climbing units. In some embodiments, the climber unit may comprise one or more rigid portions and one or more net-containing portions connected end-to-end to produce a continuous climbing pathway. In other embodiments, the climber unit may comprise one or more rigid portions and one or more suspended portions connected end-to-end to produce a continuous climbing pathway. The suspended portion may be attached to adjacent rigid portions by flexible couplers, such that the suspended portion will move when a child climbs through it. In other embodiments, the climber unit may be mounted to an elevated playground structure such that there are no footers connecting the climber unit to the ground.

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Dependent claims

A playground structure comprising:

an elevated play structure;
a climber or slide extending from the elevated play structure;
and
one or more coupling units, each of the one or more coupling units spanning between the elevated play structure and a location along a length of the climber or slide;
wherein each of the one or more coupling units support at least a portion of a weight of the climber or slide;
wherein at least one of the one or more coupling units has a first end attached to the climber or slide and a second end attached to a support post of the elevated play structure, and
wherein the first end comprises a substantially U-shaped frame that wraps around an underside of a portion of the climber or slide;
and
wherein the second end comprises a first clamp and a second clamp, the first clamp being positioned directly above the second clamp.

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A playground structure comprising:

an elevated play structure;
a climber or slide extending from the elevated play structure;
and
one or more coupling units, each of the one or more coupling units spanning between the elevated play structure and a location along a length of the climber or slide;
wherein each of the one or more coupling units support at least a portion of a weight of the climber or slide;
wherein at least one of the one or more coupling units has a first end attached to the climber or slide and a second end attached to the elevated play structure, and
wherein the first end comprises a substantially U-shaped frame that wraps around an underside of a portion of the climber or slide;
wherein the at least one of the one or more coupling units further comprises a framework extending between the first end and the second end, the framework including at least (i) a main arm and (ii) a supplementary arm that extends from the main arm;
and
at least a first clamp and a second clamp at the second end, each of the first clamp and the second clamps being attached to a support post of the elevated play structure;
wherein the first clamp is positioned on the main arm and the second clamp is positioned on the supplementary arm.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Playground climber unit comprising one or more net-containing portions and/or one or more suspended tube portions

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Playground climber unit comprising one or more net-containing portions and/or one or more suspended tube portions

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Abstract

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