subject: Four claims of indoor play equipment [print this page] Four claims of indoor play equipment Four claims of indoor play equipment
1.A indoor play equipment unit as set forth in wherein when fully assembled, this indoor play equipment contains soft and impact attenuating materials, cast polyurethane foam and fabric over extruded polyethylene foam tubing, on all surfaces exposed to play by children of the intended user age group and such surfaces comprise a play environment that is safe and forgiving against impacts by children at an age when they are known to be typically prone to instability and falls as they are beginning to learn how to maneuver themselves in the world.
2.The accessibility to children with disabilities as set forth in such that this system of parts when assembled into modular indoor play equipment units comprises a significant improvement over previous commercial outdoor playground equipment systems that is full accessibility to all play and learning events of said indoor play equipment units to children with disabilities and such accessibility is contained in a system also intended for use by all able-bodied children of the intended user age group, thus producing a true Universal Design and creating the `mainstreaming` effect advocated by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1991 (ADA).
3.A system of pans that produce through assembly, modular indoor playground equipment units for infant and toddler age children as set forth in wherein each of the said parts is comprised of materials, assemblies, coatings, and fabrication techniques that cause those parts to be able to withstand use either indoors or outdoors, to be resistant to combustion, and to be able to withstand sanitizing to meet health requirements using cleaning and sanitizing means typical to child care facilities, including disinfectants, soaps, detergents, chlorine bleaches, and the like.
4.A system of parts that produce through assembly, modular indoor playground equipment units for infant and toddler age children as set forth in wherein the assembly of indoor play equipment units from this system of parts can occur through the efforts of one individual, without the employment of hand tools or power tools, earthworks, footings, foundations, and the like, and yet still be stable, firm, and of sufficient substance to withstand the abuses of use by groups of children in the intended user age group, and that this assembly feature is possible as a result of the lightness and size of the individual pieces that comprise the system and as a result of the strength, adjustability, and ease of use of the cam-operated fastener and snap fit connections used throughout the system.
