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US 5,505,664 AGranted
Articulated swing
AssigneeHedstrom Corporation
InventorsRobert J. Nolan, Paul C. Gilles
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Abstract
A children's swing ride is composed of an articulated seating platform having an axis of articulation. A pair of hangers is connected to the seating platform on opposite sides of that axis and a pair of levers extends from the platform on opposite sides of that axis. In use, the platform is suspended by way of the hangers from an overhead support so that riders sitting on opposite ends of the platform can swing back and forth and, by exerting force on the other rider's lever, cause articulation of the seating platform.
Claims8
A children's swing ride comprising
- a seating platform including
- a first platform section,
- a second platform section, and
- pivot means pivotally connecting together said first and second platform sections so that said platform sections can pivot about a pivot axis, each platform section including
- a generally horizontal seating portion for supporting a child, and a lever extending from said seating portion beyond said pivot axis toward the other platform section so that said lever can be engaged by a child supported by the other platform section,
- first elongated hanger means having opposite ends;
- second elongated hanger means having opposite ends;
- first connecting means connecting one end of said first hanger means to said first platform section;
- second connecting means connecting one end of the second hanger means to said second platform section, said first and second connecting means being spaced on opposite sides of said pivot axis, and
- suspension means connected to the other ends of said first and second hanger means supporting said hanger means and said seating platform above the ground.
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A children's swing ride comprising
- an articulated seating platform having an axis of articulation;
- a pair of hangers having corresponding first ends connected to said platform on opposite sides of said axis;
- a pair of levers extending from said platform on opposite sides of said axis by which the platform can be articulated by children sitting on the platform, and
- means limiting the articulation of said platform to upward folding of said platform.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.