Playground device
AssigneeSpecialty Products, Inc.
InventorsRodney T. Pope, Steven D. Barber, Daniel R. Hall
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Abstract
The invention provides a children's playground device to be used for climbing up and sliding down. The device is configured in the form of a pyramid, having a multi-sided base and planar surfaces extending upwardly and inwardly to a top pad at the center. Alternate planar surfaces are adapted for climbing with padded, irregular surface treatments, and intermediate planar surfaces are adapted for sliding down with low friction smooth surface treatments. A resilient pad is supplied around the base to cushion the downward impact of users of the device. A further embodiment is configured as a semi-pyramid and is adapted to be placed against a wall or partition.
Claims9
A children's playground device adapted for climbing and sliding on outer surface portions thereof, comprising:
- (a) a first set of four generally planar members each providing an inclined irregular outer surface adapted for climbing:
- (b) a second set of four generally planar members each providing an inclined smooth outer surface adapted for sliding;
- (c) connecting and mounting means removeably interconnecting and mounting said planar members in side by side relationship in a manner wherein:
- (i) said planar members form removable sides of an integral structure simulating an eight-sided pyramid;
- (ii) individual planar members of said first and second sets are mounted in an alternating sequence such that each said climbing surface is located between two said sliding surfaces;
- (iii) each planar member of the first set is positioned on a side of said structure opposite from a side of said structure on which another planar number of the first set is positioned;
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- (iv) each planar member of the second set is positioned on a side of said structure opposite from a side of said structure on which another planar number of the second set is positioned.
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