Conventional Type Of Commercial Playground Equipment
A playground is typically a play area that is designed for children to play freely
. Playgrounds, however, may be used by a wide variety of different people and their use is not necessarily limited to children.
Outdoor playground equipment often include recreational equipment such as swings, slides, climbing walls, jungle gyms, playhouses and the like. Advantageously, playgrounds may help children develop physical strength, coordination and flexibility, while providing recreation and enjoyment. Playgrounds may also include play structures that include multiple different types of structures and/or link many different pieces of equipment. In addition, playgrounds may include courts or areas for playing games such as basketball, baseball, skating and the like.
Playground equipment is often located in a variety of locations and environments such as parks, schools, child care facilitates, resorts, recreational developments and other areas of public or private use. Children often use playground equipment for playing, exercising and other type of activities.
A conventional type of
commercial playground equipment is a seesaw, which may also be referred to as a teeter-totter, and it typically includes a long, narrow board suspended in the middle so that as one end goes up, the other end goes down. In particular, the board is usually balanced in the exact center, and a person sits on each end and they take turns pushing their feet against the ground to lift their end of the board into the air. Many teeter-totters used on playgrounds include handles for the riders to grip as they sit facing each other.
Most schools only get new playground equipment every hundred years or so--therefore you should choose carefully and wisely--selecting the wrong equipment can result in hours of problem solving on the yard. Here are ways to avoid the headaches.
Consider the age of the children who will be playing on the equipment. Second graders need entirely different equipment than preschoolers, whose equipment can only be so high off the ground--so be sure to choose age-appropriate equipment.
This invention is generally directed towards playground equipment. Advantageously, the
Indoor play equipment can have a variety of suitable shapes, sizes, configurations and arrangements.
One aspect is playground equipment that may have an aircraft-shaped configuration, such as an airplane, helicopter or the like. In particular, the aircraft-shaped playground equipment may include components such as fuselages, wings, tails, stabilizers, rotors, wheels, etc. The playground equipment may also include other components such as engines, propellers, pedals, flaps, slats and steering mechanisms, such as yokes or joysticks, and the like.
Another aspect is playground equipment that may have an aircraft-shaped configuration and include a number of seats. For instance, the aircraft-shaped playground equipment may include a fuselage and one or more seats may be disposed in and/or around the fuselage. The aircraft-shaped playground equipment may also include wings and one or more seats may be disposed on or near the wings. In addition, the aircraft-shaped playground equipment may include a tail and the tail may include one or more seats. If desired, the playground equipment may include seats in other suitable locations or positions. Advantageously, the aircraft-shaped playground equipment may include seats in multiple locations, such as seats on the wings and in the fuselage, which may allow multiple users to simultaneously use the
indoor playground equipment .
Yet another aspect is playground equipment that may include a support frame connected to the aircraft-shaped structure, such as the fuselage and/or the wings. The support frame preferably allows the playground equipment to pivot or move. For example, the support frame may allow the playground equipment to act as a seesaw or teeter-totter. In particular, the outer portion of the wings may include seats and the support frame may be sized and configured to permit the playground equipment to pivot, tilt, or move up and down in a similar manner as a seesaw. Specifically, the wings may move up and down to create the seesaw. Additionally, other portions of the playground equipment, such as the fuselage or tail, may include seats and persons sitting in these seats may enjoy tilting from side-to-side as the seesawing occurs. The support frame may also be sized and configured to permit the playground equipment to move in other directions. For instance, the playground equipment may move forwardly and backwardly to permit persons sitting in the fuselage to rock back and forth. As this rocking occurs, persons sitting on the wings may move from side-to-side. Thus, the support frame may allow the
playground equipment manufacturer to move from side-to-side and/or forwardly and backwardly.
Advantageously, the playground equipment may be sized and configured to move in a single direction and/or multiple different directions. For example, the playground equipment may act as a seesaw or teeter-totter in one direction, or it may act as a seesaw or teeter-tooter in two or more directions. In particular, the playground equipment may move side-to-side; forwardly and backwardly; or side-to-side and forwardly and backwardly. Additionally, if desired, the playground equipment may move side-to-side and forwardly and backwardly simultaneously, or the playground equipment may independently move side-to-side and forwardly and backwardly. It will be appreciated that the playground equipment may also move in other desired directions and/or angles. It will also be appreciated that while the playground equipment may be sized and configured to move in a variety of different patterns, configurations and arrangements, the playground equipment may remain in a fixed or stationary position if desired.
Consider buying the rubber ground that goes under the equipment. Sometimes that material is as expensive as the equipment, but worth it. Sand is a nightmare (cat poop, filthiness and it's less safe).
Take into account the flow of the playground and imagine kids running through the equipment. Make sure the slides do not release the kids into a high traffic area and imagine where the line for the rings is going to form.
Consider the safety of the equipment. We placed a balance beam that is about 4 inches off the ground on our yard. The kids' only interaction with this beam is when they trip over it.
Try to appeal to sports fans and include basketball hoops or soccer goals on the yard.
Still another aspect is
commercial playground equipment , which may have an aircraft-shaped configuration, that may include a support frame which is connected to a portion of the playground equipment. For example, the fuselage and the support frame may include one or more openings sized and configured to receive a bushing through which fasteners may be inserted to pivotally connect the support frame and the fuselage. In particular, a first fastener may be inserted through a first bushing that is disposed in openings in a first portion of the fuselage and a first portion of the support frame, and a second fastener may be inserted through a second bushing that is disposed in openings in a second portion of the fuselage and a second portion of the support frame. In greater detail, the first bushing may be inserted through openings in a first tube of the fuselage and a first bracket of the support frame, and the second bushing may be inserted through openings in a second tube of the fuselage and a second bracket of the support frame. The first bushing may also be inserted through openings in a first tube of the support frame and a first bracket of the fuselage, and the second bushing may be inserted through openings in a second tube of the support frame and a second bracket of the fuselage.
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