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US3261605A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Convertible see-saw and hut

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1964-03-23
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Granted: 1966-07-19
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Expires: 1984-03-23
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Samuel E Smith

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-02 17:21
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63G; A63G13/00; A63G13/06; A63G13/10

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 194 words
A CONVERTIBLE AMUSEMENT DEVICE COMPRISING A PORTABLE OPENWORK FRAME STRUCTURE HAVING ROCKERS, A RIGID PLANK HAVING SEATS AT ITS ENDS, MEANS ON SAID FRAME STRUCTURE DETACHABLY AND ADJUSTABLY MOUNTING SAID PLANK IN A BALANCED READY-TO-USE MANNER ON SAID FRAME STRUCTURE WITH SAID SEATS READILY ACCESSIBLE AND USABLE, SAID PLANK HAVING A NORMALLY HORIZONTAL BALANCED POSITION WITH ITS BODY PORTION UNOBSTRUCTEDLY AVAILABLE FOR USE, SAID FRAME STRUCTURE COMPRISING A PAIR OF OPPOSED ELONGATED SPACED PARALLEL LONGITUDINALLY BOWED COOPERATING FRAME MEMBERS CONSTITUTING SAID ROCKERS, SAID FRAME STRUCTURE BEING BODILY INVERTIBLE AND HAVING TRANSVERSE CROSS-MEMBERS INTERPOSED BETWEEN AND CONNECTING AND ASSEMBLING THE RESPECTIVE END PORTIONS OF SAID FRAME MEMBERS AFTER SAID PLANK HAS BEEN DETACHED AND SAID FRAME HAS BEEN INVERTED, AND IN COMBINATION, A READILY APPLICABLE AND REMOVABLE FORMFITTING OPEN-BOTTOM COVER ATTACHABLE TO AND ADAPTED TO ENCLOSE THE FRAME STRUCTURE INVERTED AND USED UPSIDE DOWN, WHEREBY TO PROVIDE A HUT FOR SMALL CHILDREN, SAID COVER HAVING END PORTIONS PROVIDED WITH HOLDDOWN SPRINGS AND SAID SPRINGS HAVING LOWER ENDS WHICH ARE DETACHABLY CONNECTIBLE WITH THEIR RESPECTIVE TRANSVERSE CROSS-MEMBERS IN A MANNER TO TAUTEN AND RETAIN THE COVER IN A TIGHT-FITTING MANNER OVER AND ENCLOSING SAID FRAME STRUCTURE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 194 words
A CONVERTIBLE AMUSEMENT DEVICE COMPRISING A PORTABLE OPENWORK FRAME STRUCTURE HAVING ROCKERS, A RIGID PLANK HAVING SEATS AT ITS ENDS, MEANS ON SAID FRAME STRUCTURE DETACHABLY AND ADJUSTABLY MOUNTING SAID PLANK IN A BALANCED READY-TO-USE MANNER ON SAID FRAME STRUCTURE WITH SAID SEATS READILY ACCESSIBLE AND USABLE, SAID PLANK HAVING A NORMALLY HORIZONTAL BALANCED POSITION WITH ITS BODY PORTION UNOBSTRUCTEDLY AVAILABLE FOR USE, SAID FRAME STRUCTURE COMPRISING A PAIR OF OPPOSED ELONGATED SPACED PARALLEL LONGITUDINALLY BOWED COOPERATING FRAME MEMBERS CONSTITUTING SAID ROCKERS, SAID FRAME STRUCTURE BEING BODILY INVERTIBLE AND HAVING TRANSVERSE CROSS-MEMBERS INTERPOSED BETWEEN AND CONNECTING AND ASSEMBLING THE RESPECTIVE END PORTIONS OF SAID FRAME MEMBERS AFTER SAID PLANK HAS BEEN DETACHED AND SAID FRAME HAS BEEN INVERTED, AND IN COMBINATION, A READILY APPLICABLE AND REMOVABLE FORMFITTING OPEN-BOTTOM COVER ATTACHABLE TO AND ADAPTED TO ENCLOSE THE FRAME STRUCTURE INVERTED AND USED UPSIDE DOWN, WHEREBY TO PROVIDE A HUT FOR SMALL CHILDREN, SAID COVER HAVING END PORTIONS PROVIDED WITH HOLDDOWN SPRINGS AND SAID SPRINGS HAVING LOWER ENDS WHICH ARE DETACHABLY CONNECTIBLE WITH THEIR RESPECTIVE TRANSVERSE CROSS-MEMBERS IN A MANNER TO TAUTEN AND RETAIN THE COVER IN A TIGHT-FITTING MANNER OVER AND ENCLOSING SAID FRAME STRUCTURE.

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