Playswing assembly

Claim 2

A swing set assembly for supporting children safely in a swing arrangement comprising; a horizontal beam having two ends; a pair of leg timbers angularly attachable to each end of said horizontal beam; an arrangement of support braces securable between each of said leg timbers and said horizontal beam, said support braces comprising a formed quadrilateral plate which permits said leg timbers to support said horizontal beam without said leg timbers requiring a diagonal cut at their upper ends, thus permitting full support of said horizontal beam; said quadrilateral plate having a first bend and a second bend each formed diagonally thereacross to define three planar surfaces on said plate; and said first bend and said second bend each form angles of about 135 degrees between contiguous planar surfaces, both bends being formable together by a single strike of a die.

Claim 3

A swing set assembly as recited in claim 1 wherein said first bend and said second bend have a general point of intersection at one of said sides of said quadrilateral plate.

Claim 4

A swing set assembly as recited in claim 1 wherein a reinforcing means is disposed across at least one of said bends.

Claim 5

A swing set assembly as recited in claim 3, wherein said reinforcing means comprises a fillet formed thereacross.

Claim 6

A swing set assembly as recited in claim 4, wherein two of said planar surfaces have orificii therethrough for receipt of securement means to permit securement of said leg timbers to said horizontal beam.

Claim 7

A swing set assembly as recited in claim 5, wherein said horizontal beam is comprised of an edge beam and a cap beam secured theretogether, in an edge to side manner.

Claim 8

A support brace for securing a leg timber to a horizontal beam, without the requirement of non-orthogonal cutting of said leg timber, said support brace comprising: a quadrilateral plate having a first long side and a second long side parallel thereto almost the length of the first long side, said plate having a third short side diagonally between corresponding ends of said parallel sides, and a fourth side disposed normally across the other ends of the long sides thus defining the periphery of said plate, said quadrilateral plate having a pair of bends disposed diagonally thereacross to form said support brace, said bends dividing said plate into three planar, spaced surface components; and said bends between said spaced surface components are each formed at an angle of about 135 degrees, both bends being formable together by a single strike of a die; and two of said planar surface components having means for attachment to said horizontal beam and one of said leg timbers.

Claim 9

A support brace for securing a leg timber to a horizontal beam, without the requirement of non-orthogonal cutting of said leg timber, said support brace comprising: a quadrilateral plate having a first long side and a second long side parallel thereto almost the length of the first long side, said plate having a third short side diagonally between corresponding ends of said parallel sides, and a fourth side disposed normally across the other ends of the long sides thus defining the periphery of said plate, said quadrilateral plate having a pair of bends disposed diagonally thereacross to form said support brace, said bends dividing said plate into three planar, spaced surface components; and said bends between said spaced surface components are each formed at an angle of about 135 degrees, both bends being formable together by a single strike of a die; and two of said planar surface components having means for attachment to said horizontal beam and one of said leg timbers.

Claim 10

A support brace as recited in claim 7, wherein each of said bends has a plurality of fillets formed thereacross to provide reinforcement between contiguous planar surfaces.

Claim 11

A support brace as recited in claim 8, wherein each plate is a left handed plate or a right hand plate, each being a mirror image of the other.

Claim 12

A swing set assembly kit for the backyard construction of a swing set, which utilizes heavy timbers, but does not require difficult diagonal cutting of said heavy timbers comprising: a plurality of leg timbers; a horizontal beam; a pair of support braces for each heavy leg timber for securing said leg timbers to said horizontal beam; said support braces each comprising a quadrilateral plate having a pair of bends formed diagonally thereacross to permit said heavy leg timbers to be secured to said horizontal beam without the need for any diagonal cuts therein which would reduce the strength of said legs timbers; said horizontal beam comprising a cap beam and a side beam arrangable in a side to edge manner, said support brace having an angle of about 135 degrees across each bend; both bends of each support brace being formed simultaneously with a single strike of a die.

Claim 13

A swing set assembly kit for the backyard construction of a swing set, which utilizes heavy timbers, but does not require difficult diagonal cutting of said heavy timbers comprising: a plurality of leg timbers; a horizontal beam; a pair of support braces for each heavy leg timber for securing said leg timbers to said horizontal beam; said support braces each comprising a quadrilateral plate having a pair of bends formed diagonally thereacross to permit said heavy leg timbers to be secured to said horizontal beam without the need for any diagonal cuts therein which would reduce the strength of said legs timbers; said horizontal beam comprising a cap beam and a side beam arrangable in a side to edge manner, said support brace having an angle of about 135 degrees across each bend; both bends of each support brace being formed simultaneously with a single strike of a die.

Claim 14

A swing set assembly kit as recited in claim 10, wherein each bend has a reinforcing fillet disposed thereacross.

Claim 15

A swing set assembly kit as recited in claim 11, wherein each plate has a pair of short sides which are alignable with the horizontal beam and the leg timbers respectively to facilitate assembly thereof.