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Swing for handicapped persons
   
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US Patent 6736732
Issued Date
May 18, 2004
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The present invention relates to playground apparatus, and in particular to a swing apparatus which may be used by a person confined to a wheelchair. The preferred embodiment of the swing apparatus includes a main body which is adapted to accommodate a wheelchair. The body is formed from molded plastic and is suspended from a frame structure for reciprocating motion by means of two pairs of substantially parallel arms. The body includes vertically extending internal frame members within the side walls of the body and transversely extending frame members underneath the body connecting opposing vertical frame members located on each side of the swing body. The body of the swing further includes a seat assembly which can be moved between a collapsed position and a raised position. The seat assembly comprises a pair of members which are adapted to clip together so as to provide a secure engagement when the seat is in its erected position. If the swing is to be used by a person in a wheelchair, the seat assembly is collapsed so as to allow the wheelchair to be accommodated within the body.
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Published
May 18, 2004
Application Number
10/130,095
Filed
May 13, 2002
US Classification
472/118   472/125
Int'l Classification
A61G   5/10   (20060101)   A61G   5/00   (20060101)   A63G   9/00   (20060101)   A63G   9/02   (20060101)   A61G   3/00   (20060101)   A61G   3/06   (20060101)  
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Priority Data
Nov 15, 1999 [AU] PQ 4038 Jul 13, 2000 [AU] PQ 8774
USPTO Field of Search
472/43   472/118   472/119   472/120   472/121   472/122   472/123   472/124   472/125   472/57   472/59  
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