Portable swing assembly
OwnerHeywood H. Robertsinventor
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Abstract
A portable swing assembly having a pair of vertically disposed rectangular supports 13, 14 supporting a cross-bar 92 that suspends a porch-type swing 11 therefrom. A horizontal deck 15 is releasably suspended between rectangular supports 13, 14 via screw hooks 31, 31a (FIGS. 4 and 5). A pair of roof panels 16, 17 are supported on vertical roof support(s) 20 with adjustment bars 81, 82 and adjustment screw(s) 87 serving to retain and slidably adjust the relative positions of roof panels 16, 17. Metal corner braces 61 provide positive bracing on the rectangular supports 13, 14 with arch supports 18. The entire swing assembly may be provided in kit form and readily assembled or dismantled by unskilled labor, such as the ordinary homeowner.
Claims18
A portable swing assembly comprising:
- a cross-bar for supporting a porch-type swing or the like;
- a pair of vertically disposed substantially rectangular supports having a top and a bottom end and supporting said cross-bar substantially intermediate the top ends thereof;
- a horizontal base or deck releasably connected to and adjacent the bottom end of said pair of rectangular supports;
- a first arch support spanning and secured to one side of said rectangular supports adjacent the top ends thereof;
- a second arch support spanning and secured to the other side of said rectangular supports adjacent the top ends thereof;
- a pair of roof supports secured to and vertically extending upward, one each from one of said rectangular supports and adjacent the area thereof supporting said cross-bar;
- bracket means attached to each said roof support;
- a pair of roof panels adapted to engage each other and span said rectangular supports;
- said pair of roof panels engaging said roof supports and said bracket means;
- means for releasably securing said roof panels in engagement with said roof supports;
- said roof panels being formed of a frame portion and a plurality of wood shingles attached to and covering one surface of said frame;
- and,
- wherein the frame portions of said roof panels have sides adapted to engage each other when said roof panels are positioned on said rectangular supports.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.