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US 9,283,488 B2Granted
Belt tire swing
AssigneeM&M Sales Enterprises Inc.
InventorRyan J. Fens
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Abstract
A belt swing comprises a belt having a front edge, a rear edge, a first end and a second end for attaching to suspension lines, a lower surface and an upper seating surface. A plurality of treads are on the upper seating surface.
Claims19
A belt swing comprising:
- a flexible belt comprising a panel having a front edge, a rear edge, a first end edge and a second end edge for attaching to suspension lines, a lower surface and an upper seating surface, the lower surface and the upper seating surface separated by a thickness of the belt, wherein the front edge and the rear edge each have a height defined by the thickness;
- and
- a plurality of treads on the upper seating surface.
A method comprising:
- severing a used vehicle tire;
- forming the severed vehicle tire into a belt swing having an upper concave seating surface comprising treads, wherein the treads comprise:
- a continuous longitudinal channel extending from the first end to the second end;
- and
- a plurality of transverse channels extending between the longitudinal channel and one of the rear edge and the front edge, wherein the severing comprises cutting the used vehicle tire into a band and wherein forming the severed vehicle tire comprises inverting the band such that existing treads of the used vehicle tire face upward to form the upper concave seating surface.
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A method comprising:
- severing a used vehicle tire by grinding the vehicle tire into crumb rubber;
- forming the severed vehicle tire into a belt swing having an upper concave seating surface by molding the crumb rubber into a treaded surface comprising treads, wherein the treads comprise:
- a continuous longitudinal channel extending from the first end to the second end;
- and
- a plurality of transverse channels extending between the longitudinal channel and one of the rear edge and the front edge;
- and
- securing the treaded surface to a belt substrate panel.
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A belt swing comprising:
- a belt having a front edge, a rear edge, a first end and a second end for attaching to suspension lines, a lower surface and an upper concave seating surface;
- a plurality of treads on the upper concave seating surface;
- and
- an inverted portion of a vehicle tire, the inverted portion of the vehicle tire forming the belt and the plurality of treads.
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A belt swing comprising:
- a belt having a front edge, a rear edge, a first end and a second end for attaching to suspension lines, a lower surface and an upper seating surface;
- and
- a plurality of treads on the upper seating surface, wherein the treads comprise:
- a continuous longitudinal channel extending from the first end to the second end;
- and
- a plurality of transverse channels extending between the longitudinal channel and one of the rear edge and the front edge, wherein the belt comprises a substrate and wherein the plurality of treads are provided by a treaded top coupled to the substrate.
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A belt swing comprising:
- a belt having a front edge, a rear edge, a first end and a second end for attaching to suspension lines, a lower surface and an upper seating surface;
- and
- a plurality of treads on the upper seating surface, wherein the treads comprise:
- a continuous longitudinal channel extending from the first end to the second end;
- and
- a plurality of transverse channels extending between the longitudinal channel and one of the rear edge and the front edge;
- and
- a panel comprising the treads, the panel affixed to the upper seating surface of the belt.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.