Patents
US 12316938 B2: Playground apparatus comprising a camera support
- Granted
- 2025-05-27
- Filed
- 2024-01-22 application 18418997
- Type
- Utility · 16 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to a playground apparatus that is configured to support a camera, typically a smartphone or similar photo/video device. The apparatus is configured to both (a) position the camera to take a photograph or video of the user during the play activity and (b) to maintain the camera in place during the play activity. Embodiments of the play apparatus include swings, whirls, and spinners.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg250527.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PLAYCORE WISCONSIN, INC. 73 patents | US company or organization | Elder Mountain, TN | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lindsay E. Richardson Hill | Elder Mountain, TN | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Sam Smith | Fort Payne, AL | 5 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Steven Dupree | Gadsden, AL | 5 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Charles Walcott | Elder Mountain, TN | 3 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Benjamin Thornberry | Centre, AL | 3 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| H04N | Pictorial communication, e.g. television | H04N23/54 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| A63G | Merry-go-rounds; swings; rocking-horses; chutes; switchbacks; similar devices for public amusement | A63G9/00 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| H04B | Transmission | H04B1/3888 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-02-27 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | THORNBERRY, BENJAMIN signed 2019-08-19 SMITH, SAM signed 2019-08-20 WALCOTT, CHARLES signed 2019-08-20 DUPREE, STEVEN signed 2019-08-23 HILL, LINDSAY E. RICHARDSON signed 2019-08-26 | PLAYCORE WISCONSIN, INC. CHATTANOOGA, TN | 66579/735 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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