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WO1996005899A1
WO1996005899A1 PCT/US1995/010531 US9510531W WO9605899A1 WO 1996005899 A1 WO1996005899 A1 WO 1996005899A1 US 9510531 W US9510531 W US 9510531W WO 9605899 A1 WO9605899 A1 WO 9605899A1
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Maarten Van Huystee
Daniel M. Dignitti
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Fisher Price Inc
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B9/00—Climbing poles, frames, or stages
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63G—MERRY-GO-ROUNDS; SWINGS; ROCKING-HORSES; CHUTES; SWITCHBACKS; SIMILAR DEVICES FOR PUBLIC AMUSEMENT
    • A63G31/00—Amusement arrangements
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B2208/00—Characteristics or parameters related to the user or player
    • A63B2208/12—Characteristics or parameters related to the user or player specially adapted for children

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  • U.S. Patent No. Des. 303,826, also to Aker has four side panels with various climbing rungs, a slide and a platform that extends inward horizontally only partially across the central part of the gym.
  • the invention provides a play gym apparatus having a slide member and a gym support member, with the slide being attachable to the gym support member at either of upper and lower attachment locations on the gym support member.
  • the invention provides a play gym apparatus having a platform member and a gym support member, with the platform member being mountable to the gym support member at either of upper and lower mounting locations on the gym support member.
  • the invention provides a staircase/ ladder/ bridge member having two side portions and a plurality of step /rung portions extending between and connecting the side portions.
  • the staircase/ ladder/ bridge member is movable between a first orientation, at which a first surface of each step /rung portion is horizontal and at which the staircase /ladder /bridge reaches a first height, and a second orientation at which a second surface of each step /rung portion is horizontal and at which the staircase/ladder/bridge reaches a second height different than the first height.
  • the staircase/ ladder/ bridge is also movable to a third orientation to provide a bridge to connect one play apparatus to another play apparatus.
  • the invention provides a slide member that is also attachable to two play apparatuses to form a bridge connecting the two play apparatuses.
  • the invention provides a play apparatus including a removable cover for covering a cavity in the play apparatus, where the cover is also usable as a ramp to the apparatus when removed from the covering position.
  • Figs. 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D, and 2E are front, rear, left side, top and bottom views, respectively, of the front house panel.
  • Fig. 2F is a cross-sectional view of the front house panel, taken along line A-
  • Fig. 3G is a cross-sectional view of the door panel taken along line C-C in Fig. 3A.
  • Figs.4A, 4B, 4C and 4D are front, rear, top and bottom views, respectively. of the rear house panel.
  • Figs.4E is a cross-sectional view of the rear house panel taken along line D- D in Fig.4A.
  • Fig. 4G is a cross-sectional view of the rear house panel taken along line F-F in Fig. 4A.
  • Figs. 6A, 6B, 6C, 6D and 6E are front, rear, right side, top and bottom views, respectively, of the center panel.
  • Figs. 7A, 7B, 7C, 7D, and 7E are front, rear, right side, left side and top views, respectively, of the deck panel.
  • Fig. 7F is a cross-sectional view of the deck panel taken along line L-L in Fig. 7A.
  • Fig. 7G is a cross-sectional view of the deck panel taken along line M-M in Fig.7B.
  • Fig. 7H is a cross-sectional view of the deck panel taken along line N-N in Fig. 7A.
  • Figs. 8A, 8B, 8C, 8D and 8E are front, rear, left side, top and bottom views, respectively, of the side arched panel.
  • Fig.8H is a cross-sectional view of the side arched panel taken along line Q- Q in Fig.8B.
  • Figs. 9A, 9B, 9C and 9D are front, right side, top and bottom views, respectively, of the deck platform panel.
  • Fig. 9E is a cross-sectional view of the deck platform panel taken along line R-R in Fig. 9C.
  • Figs. 10A, 10B, IOC and 10D are front, left side, top and bottom views, respectively of the staircase/ ladder/ bridge member.
  • Figs. 10F, 10G and 10H are cross-sectional views of the staircase/ ladder/ bridge member taken along line T-T in Fig. IOC.
  • Figs. 11 A, 11B, 11C and 11D are front, right side, left side, and bottom views, respectively, of the first slide member.
  • Fig. HE is a cross-sectional view of the first slide member taken along line U-U in Fig. 11D.
  • Fig. 12A and 12B are a front and top view, respectively, of a connecting cross bar.
  • Fig. 13A is a front view of a female connector slot and
  • Fig. 13B is a cross- sectional view taken along line V-V in Fig. 13 A.
  • Fig. 15B is a top plan view of the second play apparatus connected to the play gym apparatus by the second slide /bridge member in a horizontal bridge mode.
  • Fig. 15C is a top plan view of the second play apparatus.
  • Fig. 17 is a rear view of the second play apparatus, with a partial view of the staircase/ ladder/ bridge member in the horizantal bridge mode.
  • Fig. 18C and 18D are a side view and a top view of the base member with the cover in a ramp position.
  • Figs. 19A and 19B are top and side views, respectively, of a second slide/ bridge member.
  • Fig.20 is a front view of the second play apparatus.
  • a preferred embodiment of the play gym apparatus 10, as illustrated in Figs. 1A and IB, includes a front house panel 20 having a door 30 hingedly mounted thereto, with a rear house panel 40 and the front house panel 20 connected to a side climbing panel 50 and a center panel 60.
  • a deck panel 70 is connected to a side arched panel 80 and the center panel 60.
  • the center panel 60, the deck panel 70 and the side arched panel 80 support a platform panel 90 so that it is adjustable between upper and lower height positions.
  • a connecting cross bar 170 is releasably attachable to the center panel 60 at one end, and the side arched panel 80 at the other end, to secure the staircase/ ladder/ bridge member 100 between the center panel 60 and the side arched panel 80.
  • the panels 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, and 80 are connected to one another as shown by male connectors (keys) that fit into female connectors (slots) in adjoining panels.
  • Panels 60, 70 and 80 also form a gym support structure onto which the deck platform panel 90 is mountable and to which the staircase/ladder/bridge member 100 and the slide member 150 are also attachable.
  • the front house panel 20 includes a doorway opening 21 and an upper opening 22.
  • the doorway opening 21 has a hinge extension 25 and upper and lower hinge pins 26.
  • Female connectors 23 are engageable with male connectors 55 on the side climbing panel 50 to connect the front house panel 20 to the side climbing panel 50.
  • Male connectors 24 are engageable with female connectors 63 on the center panel 60 to connect the front house panel 20 to the center panel 60.
  • the rear house panel 40 includes a central opening 41 and horizontal climbing openings 42.
  • Female connectors 43 are engageable with male connectors 63 on the center panel 60 to connect the rear house panel 40 to the center panel 60
  • female connectors 44 are engageable with male connectors 54 on the side climbing panel 50 to connect the rear house panel 40 to the side climbing panel 50.
  • Grooves 45 and 46 are provided for attaching an end of an arched bridge of a second additional play apparatus as described in detail below.
  • Male connectors 73 are engageable with to female connectors 64 on the side panel 60 connect the deck panel 70 to the side panel 60.
  • the upper and lower grooves 74 and 75 are engageable by the tab 91 of the platform panel 90 to help support the deck panel 90 in the upper or lower position, respectively.
  • the sockets 88a, 88b and 88c are each shaped to receive and hold pegs 142, 143 and 144 respectively, which are provided on the staircase/ ladder/ bridge member 100, as discussed further below with respect to the staircase/ ladder /bridge member 100.
  • Socket 89 similar to socket 69, is provided for attachment of a connecting cross bar 170 that is releasably attachable between the front lower parts of the center panel 60 and the side arched panel 80.
  • Grooves 83a, 83b, 84a and 84b are provided for attachment of the slide member 150 at either of two heights.
  • the grooves 83a and 83b receive and hold the peg 153 on the slide member 150 at two heights and the grooves 84a and 84b similarly receive and hold the peg 154.
  • the staircase/ ladder/ bridge member has two side wall portions 148 and 149 located on opposite sides of the stair/ ladder rung portions 101, 102, and 103.
  • Pegs 141, 142, 143 and 144 are provided for attaching the staircase/ ladder/ bridge member 100 to the gym by inserting an opposed pair of pegs into appropriate sockets 68a, 68b, and 68c in the center panel 60 and sockets 88a, 88b and 88c in the side arched panel 80.
  • the peg 141 is larger in diameter than the peg 142, and the peg 143 is larger in diameter than the peg 144 and the sockets 68a, 68b, 68c, 88a, 88b and 88c are sized differently according to the peg that they are intended to receive. This feature assures that the staircase/ ladder/ bridge member 100 will be attached in the correct orientations, as described in more detail below.
  • the connecting cross bar 170 illustrated in Figs. 12A and 12B is provided to connect sockets 69 and 89.
  • Each end 171 and 172 has tabs that fit into the sockets 69 and 89 so that if the end is inserted and rotated 90°, it locks into the socket.
  • the procedure for installing the staircase/ ladder/ bridge member 100 is as follows. First, the fasteners attached to the platform jacknuts 99 through holes 66a and 86a or 66B and 86B are removed, and the connecting cross bar 170 is also removed, which permits some free play at the front ends of the center panel 60 and the side arched panel 80. This allows the front ends of the center panel 60 and the side arched panel 80 to be spread apart sufficiently so that pegs 141 and 142 or 143 and 144 of the staircase /ladder/ bridge member 100 may be inserted into appropriate sockets 68a, 68b or 68c and 88a, 88b or 88c.
  • the process is reversed; the fasteners attached to the platform jacknuts 99 through holes 66a and 86a or 66b and 86b are removed, and the connecting cross bar 170 is rotated in the opposite direction to free the ends 171 and 172 from the sockets 69 and 89, and the bar 170 is removed.
  • the front ends of the center panel 60 and side arched panel 80 are spread apart so that the pegs disengage the sockets to permit removal of the staircase/ ladder/bridge member 100.
  • the first slide member 150 is a trough- type slide with high sides 151 as shown.
  • Pegs 153 and 154 are provided for mounting the slide 150 to the arched panel 80. In the upper slide position, peg 153 is inserted into groove 83a and peg 154 is inserted into groove 84a; in the lower slide position, peg 153 is inserted into groove 83b and peg 154 is inserted into groove 84b.
  • the second play apparatus 200 provides a castle themed play apparatus having a base member 300 and including a front castle panel 210 connected to a rear castle panel 220 by a an upper side connector 231 and lower side connector 232 and a center connector 240.
  • the side connectors 231 and 232 and center connector 240 have keys that interconnect with slots in the front and rear castle panels as shown and the side connectors 231 and 232 and center connector 240 also have rungs for climbing up to a high platform 250.
  • the staircase /ladder/ slide member 100 is attachable to the front and rear castle panels 210 and 220 at the side having the side connectors 231, 232, as shown in Fig. 17 Sockets 211, 221 are provided in the side connectors 210, 220 for this attachment.
  • a sandbox member 300 having a cavity 305 usable as a sand pit is located at the base of the area under the high platform 250 and is attached to the base of each of the front castle panel 210 and the rear castle panel 220.
  • a removable cover 310 is positionable over the sandbox 300 to cover the cavity 305 as shown in Fig. 18A. When removed, the cover 310 may be attached to the edge of the sandbox 300 with posts 311, 312 fitted in slots 301, 302 to hold the cover 310 in a ramp position where the top surface of the cover 310 serves as a ramp surface leading up to the sandbox 300 as shown in Fig. 18B.
  • steps 315 lead up to the cavity 305 or to the cover 310.
  • the cavity 305 is described as usable as a sandbox pit, the sandbox
  • the 300 may take the form of, or be used as, any type of play member having a cavity suitable for being covered.
  • the cavity 305 may alternatively be suitable as a toy box.
  • Connector System 400 An example of the connector system 400 including the male and female connectors used in the invention to connect the various panels to one another will now be described. Although this connector system is used in the preferred embodiment, other connecting systems, including, for example, other key and slot type connectors may be used.
  • the male connector 401 and female connector 450 described below are representative of the general configuration of the male and female connectors used throughout the play gym apparatus 10 and the second play apparatus 200.
  • the female connector 450 includes an aperture 460 extending through the other panel to be connected and having a width at least as great as the thickness of the key 410.
  • a pair of shoulders 470 are located on both sides of a lower portion of the aperture 460 and are shaped to fit against the rib 420.
  • the height between the top surface 473 of the shoulders 470 and the top end of the aperture 460 is at least as large as the overall height of the key 401 to permit sufficient clearance for the key 410 to be inserted into the aperture 460 above the shoulders 470, so that the lower portion 412 will clear the shoulders 470.
  • the panel with the key 401 is raised relative to the panel with the aperture 460. Once the key 401 is inserted, the panel with the key 401 is lowered so that the bottom 415 of the key 401 rests on the bottom 462 of the aperture 460. The surfaces 413 of the key 401 then also rests on the top surfaces 473 of the ridges 470.
  • the surface 414 may have a curved shape and the surface 474 may have a corresponding curved shape to help resist the key 401 disengaging from the aperture 460 by resisting upward movement of the key 401 relative to the aperture 460.
  • the various panels and members are manufactured using low density polyethylene in a roto-molding process.
  • suitable materials and/ or any other suitable molding or other manufacturing methods including for example blow molding, may be used to manufacture any or all of the components.
  • the elements are generally of a hollow construction; however, they may of course be molded or formed as solid parts from any suitable material, including but not limited to plastic, wood or metal.

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Abstract

Un appareil destiné à des enfants, leur permettant de jouer et de faire de l'exercice, comporte plusieurs panneaux reliés ensemble pour former une structure de support. On peut monter une plate-forme sur la structure de support à l'un ou à l'autre de deux niveaux et on peut adjoindre un toboggan au support à l'un des deux niveaux. Un élément du type escalier/échelle/pont est conçu orientable pour permettre d'atteindre la hauteur de la plate-forme placée à un des deux niveaux ou fournit un pont sensiblement horizontal reliant l'appareil de jeu à un second appareil de jeu. Un second élément du type toboggan/pont est conçu orientable de manière à constituer un toboggan incliné ou un pont sensiblement horizontal reliant le second appareil de jeu au premier. Le second appareil de jeu comporte un toit qui le couvre en partie. Ce toit est amovible et peut être enlevé pour servir de rampe d'accès au second appareil.
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EP0744201A3 (fr) * 1995-05-23 1997-04-02 Ferre Jose Manuel Rodriguez Construction modulaire pour jeu d'enfants
EP0744202A3 (fr) * 1995-05-22 1997-04-09 Ferre Jose Manuel Rodriguez Structure améliorée pour supporter un toboggan pour enfant
EP0750928A3 (fr) * 1995-06-30 1997-04-23 Ferre Jose Manuel Rodriguez Construction modulaire pour enfants pour jouer
WO2008098434A1 (fr) * 2007-01-18 2008-08-21 Yingkuang Lai Ensemble jeu
US7594875B2 (en) * 2004-10-08 2009-09-29 Playstar, Inc. Arched climbing panel

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US3969871A (en) * 1975-02-10 1976-07-20 The Toro Company Fastening construction for playground equipment
GB1485191A (en) * 1976-02-19 1977-09-08 Wcb Containers Ltd Gymnastic toy for children
CA1126303A (fr) * 1979-10-17 1982-06-22 Gordon C. Henderson Materiel de terrain de jeux
US4343464A (en) * 1980-04-07 1982-08-10 Dose Curtis R Playground slide and shelter
GB2175218A (en) * 1985-05-21 1986-11-26 Ac Ind Coatings Limited Scaffold apparatus for use as a climbing or play frame
DE9115434U1 (de) * 1991-09-27 1992-02-20 Richter Spielgeräte GmbH, 8201 Frasdorf Bausatz für Kinderspielplätze zum Errichten von Spielbauten
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EP0744202A3 (fr) * 1995-05-22 1997-04-09 Ferre Jose Manuel Rodriguez Structure améliorée pour supporter un toboggan pour enfant
EP0744201A3 (fr) * 1995-05-23 1997-04-02 Ferre Jose Manuel Rodriguez Construction modulaire pour jeu d'enfants
EP0750928A3 (fr) * 1995-06-30 1997-04-23 Ferre Jose Manuel Rodriguez Construction modulaire pour enfants pour jouer
US7594875B2 (en) * 2004-10-08 2009-09-29 Playstar, Inc. Arched climbing panel
WO2008098434A1 (fr) * 2007-01-18 2008-08-21 Yingkuang Lai Ensemble jeu

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