Patents
US 12420129 B2: Playground climber unit comprising one or more net-containing portions and/or one or more suspended tube portions
- Granted
- 2025-09-23
- Filed
- 2022-04-22 application 17727458
- Type
- Utility · 21 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
Climbing units that provide an enhanced play experience through the incorporation of any of a variety of elements including nets, suspended portions, and coupling elements, and to playground structures that contain those climbing units. In some embodiments, the climber unit may comprise one or more rigid portions and one or more net-containing portions connected end-to-end to produce a continuous climbing pathway. In other embodiments, the climber unit may comprise one or more rigid portions and one or more suspended portions connected end-to-end to produce a continuous climbing pathway. The suspended portion may be attached to adjacent rigid portions by flexible couplers, such that the suspended portion will move when a child climbs through it. In other embodiments, the climber unit may be mounted to an elevated playground structure such that there are no footers connecting the climber unit to the ground.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg250923.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Huffman | Grants Pass, OR | 6 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Tim Millard | Grants Pass, OR | 5 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Wesley Hutchinson | Selma, OR | 5 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A63B | Apparatus for physical training, gymnastics, swimming, climbing, or fencing; ball games; training equipment | A63B9/00 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| A63G | Merry-go-rounds; swings; rocking-horses; chutes; switchbacks; similar devices for public amusement | A63G31/00 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-28 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | HUTCHINSON, WESLEY signed 2020-08-04 MILLARD, TIM signed 2020-08-04 HUFFMAN, JONATHAN signed 2020-08-05 | PLAYCORE WISCONSIN, INC. CHATTANOOGA, TN | 72719/12 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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