US1271126A - Swing. - Google Patents

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D. C. BRETZ.

SWING.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 3|. I916.

Patented July 2, 1918.

specification of Letters ltatent.

Patented during, third Application filed July 31, 1916. Serial No. 1123M.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, DON t). Beers, a citizen of the United States, residing at Fort lVorth, in the county of Tar-rant and State 5 of Texas, have invented certain new and usetul Improvements in Swings, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to swings and particularly to swings commonly known as lawn swings, and the object is to provide a simple and inexpensive swing which will he strong and durable. Another object is to provide a swing which will bring into action all the muscles of the body in operating the swing. Uther objects and edvantages will be fully explained in the following description and the invention will he more particularly pointed out in the claims.

liteterence is had to the accompanying drawings which form a part of this application. 7

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the swing, Fig. 2 is a lace VlSW oi the toot rest. 3 is an edge View of the same, showing the application to the operating lever, el is a vertical. section. of the toot piece. Fig 5 is a plan View oi? the same showing" a L the operating lever. M l

horizontal section of 6 is a front View or" the seat Fig is an end elevation of the swing.

Similar characters of reference are used t indicate the same parts throughout several views The improved swing is provided wits a frame composed of the beams l and 2 2 and at, and supports 5 and 6. 7 attached tothe supports and t3 to beams l and 2 for making the mm Ilg'l tlwi supports 8 and are ph otaut ed hetween the heanis l and ft and oo o U a Two Mend it are pit be co; mated to th 1 swing supports it and tdeats are ed to the ill a i rew th vided with handles 18 and loot pieces 19. The foot pieces or rests 19 are adjiist ably connected to thelevers it by tl-holts 20 which engage recesses 21 in the levers itand extend through the foot rests and are ill-bolts are bent horizontall 1 so that washers 241 will lie dat'against the toot rests l9 in operation a person holdsthe, handle 18 in his hands and rests his feet on the support 19 so that as he pulls with his hands, he pushes with his feet; and as he pushes with his hands, he will pull with his feet. The ill-bolt 20 can he adjusted to any one of the recesses 21, and this can he done by simply lilting the loot rests to loosen the tiholts from the lever 14. it hen the toot rest is let down, it will he looked in place hp gravity. The foot rest 19 is braced ageinst lateral movement relative to the lever l i-shy making a groove in the loot restso that the lever will stand in the groove. The l0 and 11 have pluralities oi openings ll' so that the seats can he held different adustnientshy holts 53561 i ward heitms member or' e 3. A swing comprisinga supporting frame prising levers fulcrumed on said beams, and and hangers pivotally connected thereto, link bars pivotaliy connected to said levers seat supporting beams pivotally mounted on and to said. downward extensions, and foot 10 said hangers and having extensions beyond rests carried by said operating means.

5 said hangers, seats mounted on said exten- In testimony whereof- I set my hand, this sions, said hangers having downward ex- 26th day or" July, 1916. tensions, means for operating the swing com- DUN C. BRETZ.

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