# US 2014/0274429 A1 · Anti-Wrap Swing Hanger And Swing Assembly > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0274429 A1 - Document ID: US20140274429A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 13/797,195 - Filed: 2013-03-12 - Published: 2014-09-18 - Earliest claimed: 2013-03-12 - Assignees: Playworld Systems, Inc. - Applicants: Playworld Systems, Inc. - Inventors: Christopher L. Ivory; Gregory M. Lannan; Nickolas T. Cipriani, JR.; Jonathan T. Foster - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140274429A1 ## CPC - A63G 9/12: Special fastenings of the suspensory point - Y10T 29/49718: Repairing - A63G: MERRY-GO-ROUNDS; SWINGS; ROCKING-HORSES; CHUTES; SWITCHBACKS; SIMILAR DEVICES FOR PUBLIC AMUSEMENT - Y10T: TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION ## Abstract An anti-wrap swing assembly includes a swing hanger having an elongate body that extends longitudinally along an axis and defines a channel. The swing hanger further includes a pair of lugs that extend from the elongate body transverse to the axis and are spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance, each lug defining a bore. The assembly also includes a swing flexibly coupled to the swing hanger. Additionally, the assembly includes a frame having a top rail with a substantially tubular body that is partially disposed within the channel of the swing hanger and a pair of rivets coupled to the substantially tubular body. The frame also includes at least a pair of legs extending from the top rail transverse to the axis and configured to support the top rail. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An anti-wrap swing assembly comprising: a swing hanger having an elongate body that extends longitudinally along an axis and defines a channel; the swing hanger further comprising a pair of lugs that extend from the elongate body transverse to the axis and are spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance, each lug defining a bore; the swing hanger further comprising: a pair of bolts, each bolt extending through a respective bore; and a pair of shackles, each shackle coupled to one lug of the pair of lugs by the pair of bolts, respectively; a swing flexibly coupled to the swing hanger by the pair of shackles; and a frame, the frame including: a top rail having a substantially tubular body that extends longitudinally along the axis and is partially disposed within the channel of the swing hanger; the top rail further comprising a pair of rivets coupled to the substantially tubular body and extending from the substantially tubular body transverse to the axis, each of the rivets being disposed about the swing hanger so as to minimize motion of the swing hanger relative to the substantially tubular body along the axis; and at least a pair of legs extending from the top rail transverse to the axis and configured to support the top rail. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The anti-wrap swing assembly of claim 1, wherein the swing hanger further comprises at least one bushing that is disposed about the top rail and within the channel. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The anti-wrap swing assembly of claim 2, wherein the at least one bushing includes two bushings that are each disposed within the channel proximate a respective lug. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The anti-wrap swing assembly of claim 3, wherein the two bushings are comprised of an ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The anti-wrap swing assembly of claim 1, wherein the elongate body and the lug are integrally formed of a unitary casting. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The anti-wrap swing assembly of claim 1, wherein the axis is a first axis and each of the bores extend along a second axis that is substantially parallel to the first axis. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The anti-wrap swing assembly of claim 1, wherein the at least a pair of legs includes two legs that each extend perpendicularly relative to the axis. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The anti-wrap swing assembly of claim 1, wherein the at least a pair of legs includes four legs. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The anti-wrap swing assembly of claim 1, wherein the at least a pair of legs includes six legs. ### Claim 10 An anti-wrap swing hanger and top rail assembly comprising: an swing hanger having an elongate body that extends longitudinally along an axis and defines a channel; the swing hanger further comprising a pair of lugs that extend from the elongate body transverse to the axis and are spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance, each lug defining a bore; the swing hanger further comprising: a pair of bolts, each bolt extending through a respective bore; and a pair of shackles, each shackle coupled to one lug of the pair of lugs by the pair of bolts, respectively and configured to flexibly couple a swing to the swing hanger; a top rail having a substantially tubular body that extends longitudinally along the axis and is partially disposed within the channel of the swing hanger; the top rail further comprising a pair of rivets coupled to the substantially tubular body and extending from the substantially tubular body transverse to the axis, each of the rivets being disposed about the swing hanger so as to minimize motion of the swing hanger relative to the substantially tubular body along the axis. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The anti-wrap swing hanger and top rail assembly of claim 10, wherein the swing hanger further comprises at least one bushing that is disposed about the top rail and within the channel. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The anti-wrap swing hanger and top rail assembly of claim 11, wherein the at least one bushing includes two bushings that are each disposed within the channel proximate a respective lug. ### Claim 13 (depends on 10) The anti-wrap swing hanger and top rail assembly of claim 10, wherein the elongate body and the lug are integrally formed of a unitary casting. ### Claim 14 (depends on 10) The anti-wrap swing hanger and top rail assembly of claim 10, wherein the axis is a first axis and each of the bores extend along a second axis that is substantially parallel to the first axis. ### Claim 15 A method of retrofitting a swing assembly having a top rail supported by a pair of legs with an anti-wrap swing hanger and top rail assembly comprising: cutting a portion of the top rail of the swing assembly; forming a pair of flanges that extend parallel to an axis away from the pair of legs, respectively; removing the portion of the top rail; and bolting the anti-wrap swing hanger and top rail assembly to the flanges. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15, further comprising disposing at least one piece of rubber between each of the pair of flanges and the top rail.