Playground apparatus with overpass
AssigneeSystems IP Pty Ltd
InventorsJoe Andon, Akira Yamada, Michael Williams
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Abstract
A playground apparatus is provided comprising a frame structure. The frame structure comprises at least one elevated platform supported around at least a part of its periphery by the frame structure. Cover support poles are associated with the frame structure and located near to the platform. The cover support poles are configured to provide support for a cover that extends over a least a portion of the platform. There is also at least one side wall between the platform and the cover to provide a partially enclosed elevated play space in the playground apparatus.
Claims27
A playground apparatus comprising a frame structure, wherein the frame structure comprises:
- at least one elevated platform, the platform being supported around at least a part of its periphery by the frame structure,
- cover support poles associated with the frame structure and located near to the platform, the cover support poles configured to provide support for a cover that extends over a least a portion of the platform;
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- at least one side wall between the platform and the cover to provide a partially enclosed elevated play space in the playground apparatus.
A kit comprising components used to form a playground apparatus, the playground apparatus comprising:
- (a) a frame structure formed from:
- a. a plurality of horizontal bars parts;
- b. a plurality of connectors for connecting horizontal bar parts to form horizontal bars;
- c. a plurality of upright support pole parts;
- d. a plurality of connectors for connecting upright support pole parts to form upright support poles;
- wherein the frame structure once assembled includes at least one elevated enclosure configured to have a platform floor and a cover roof,
- (b) the platform floor, removably supportable in use around at least a part of its periphery by the assembled frame structure,
- (c) the cover roof, extendable in use over all or at least a portion of the platform floor,
- (d) side walls extendable in use from the platform floor to the cover roof around the periphery of the elevated enclosure other than at one or more entry/exit points for the elevated enclosure;
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- instructions on how to assemble the components to form the playground apparatus.
A playground apparatus assembled from a kit, the playground apparatus comprising,
- (a) a frame structure formed from modular horizontal bars and modular upright support poles, and including at least one elevated enclosure having a platform floor and a cover roof,
- (b) the platform floor, removably supported around at least a part of its periphery by the frame structure,
- (c) the cover roof, extending over all or at least a portion of the platform floor,
- (d) side walls extending from the platform floor to the cover roof around the periphery of the elevated enclosure other than at one or more entry/exit points for the elevated enclosure.
A playground apparatus comprising a frame structure including monkey bars, wherein the frame structure comprises:
- at least one elevated enclosure comprising a platform floor and a cover roof,
- side walls extending from the platform floor to the cover roof around the periphery of the elevated enclosure other than at one or more entry/exit points for the elevated enclosure;
- wherein the frame structure comprises upright support poles which have one end on the ground and another end at or towards the top of the frame, and the top parts of the upright support poles form cover support poles for supporting the cover roof, wherein the cover extends over all or at least a portion of the platform;
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- wherein an upright pole that forms a part of the elevated enclosure is the same upright pole that provides support to a side of the monkey bars.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.