Connector for Jungle Gym and Jungle Gym Using Same

A jungle gym which is made up of a plurality of tubes all formed to a predetermined length, a connector to which the tubes are removably installed, and a pliers-type removal tool, wherein

• the connector includes at least three cylindrical connector arms which protrude from a base portion for being inserted into the tube,
• each of the connector arms are disposed so as to intersect each other at right angles and includes
• at least one pair of cutout portions portion which is parallel to an axis direction of the each connector arm,
• a portion referred to as a flexible portion which is the portion in between the pair of cutout portions being elastically deformable to deflect by pressing force, and
• a locking projection formed at substantially a center of the flexible portion for being inserted into a locking hole in the tube, and
• the removal tool includes a clamping projection on an inside of a jaws portion at each jaw which is formed so as to be inserted into the locking hole in the tube when the jaws portion of the removal tool is closed.

A jungle gym which is made up of a plurality of tubes and a plurality of connectors for a jungle gym, wherein

• the plurality of tubes include a plurality of linear cylindrical tubes formed with the same length,
• the each tube includes four locking holes in proximity to both ends of the tube,
• the four locking holes provided in proximity to both ends of the tube are formed perforated through from inside to outside each of which faces four directions which intersect each other at right angles and are disposed in such a manner that a line passing through a center of the two locking holes disposed at the opposite ends of the tube is oriented to be parallel to the center axis of the tube,
• each of the connectors for the jungle gym includes a plurality of cylindrical connector arms whose center axes are disposed so as to be oriented three different directions which intersect each other at right angles,
• each of the connector arms of the connector for the jungle gym is formed cylindrical shape and an outside diameter thereof is formed to be inserted into the tube, includes at least one flexible portion formed elastically deformable between two linear cutout portions which are parallel to an axis direction of the connector arm, and has a locking projection at substantially a center of the flexible portion which projects outward from a surface of the connector arm for being inserted into the locking hole in the tube.