Stable swing arrangement
OwnerDonald E. Hoffmaninventor
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Abstract
The invention comprises a swing platform assembly for the safe securement and accommodation of a pair of user's feet, regardless of the size of the user, to permit the user to stand on the swing platform assembly for recreational swinging. The assembly comprises a planar panel of generally rectilinear configuration having an upper surface, a lower surface, a forward and a rearward edge, and a pair of side edges. A pair of support lines are arranged through an opening adjacent each of the side edges to permit the platform assembly to be supported off of the ground. A pair of elongated, generally parallel, multi-size foot-accommodating recesses are molded into the upper surface of planar panel, to allow any size foot to be maintained securely therein while swinging standing, without slippage of a user's foot from the swing assembly.
Claims18
A swing platform assembly for the safe securement and accommodation of a pair of user's feet, regardless of the size of the user, to permit the user to stand on said swing platform assembly for recreational swinging, comprising:
- a planar panel of generally rectilinear configuration having an upper surface, a lower surface, a forward and a rearward edge, and a pair of side edges;
- a pair of support lines arranged through an opening adjacent each of said side edges to permit said platform assembly to be supported off of the ground;
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- a pair of elongated, generally parallel, foot shaped, multi-size foot-accommodating recesses molded into said upper surface of planar panel, to allow any size foot to be maintained securely within said foot shaped recesses while swinging standing, without slippage of user's foot from said swing assembly.
A method providing a stand-up swing assembly having adjustable height and bounce characteristics, comprising the steps of:
- arranging a planar panel swing supported by a pair of support lines;
- molding a pair of receiving openings in said panel;
- attaching an elasticized bungee cord through each of said receiving openings in said panel;
- looping a free end of said cord through a hanger arranged at a lower end of said pair of support lines;
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- adjustably locking said free end of said cord to a locking arrangement on said panel to permit said cord to be tightly secured to said panel, thus allowing bounce and heightwise adjustment of said panel for use by different size and weight swingers.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.