Patents
US 12330076 B2: Swing designed to promote attunement between child and caretaker
- Granted
- 2025-06-17
- Filed
- 2023-06-08 application 18207389
- Type
- Utility · 19 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
The present invention provides a swing that is operable to promote attunement between a child and caretaker. The swing comprises two seats, one of the two seats being configured to be occupied by a caretaker, such as a parent, and another of the two seats being configured to be occupied by a child. The two seats are arranged so that the caretaker and the child can face one another and comfortably see each other's eyes. The two seats are also configured such that, during operation of the swing, both the caretaker and child share the experience of swinging. Thus, using the swing of at least one embodiment of the present invention, a caretaker and child may share the mutual enjoyment of the swinging action while maintaining eye contact with one another, resulting in attunement.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg250617.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Robert Norquist | Fort Payne, AL | 33 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Kim Corvin Blackwood | Doolans, AL | 21 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Charles Lebron Griffith, IV | Fort Payne, AL | 9 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A63G | Merry-go-rounds; swings; rocking-horses; chutes; switchbacks; similar devices for public amusement | A63G9/00 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| A47D | Furniture specially adapted for children | A47D13/00 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
No recorded assignments or security interests on file for this patent.
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