| US 7,578,745 B2 | ||
| Elevated hand-held merry-go-round | ||
| Paul S Wingerstahn, Fort Payne, Ala. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Playcore, Chattanooga, Tenn. (US) | ||
| Filed on Feb. 06, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/703,027. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2009/0137328 A1, May 28, 2009 | ||
| Int. Cl. A63G 1/12 (2006.01); A63G 1/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 472—18 [472/29; 472/33] | 20 Claims |
| 1. An elevated merry go round comprising:
a hub extension supported a distance above a playing surface;
a hub rotatably connected to the hub extension;
a hand hold member having a plurality of hand holds cantileveredly supported by downwardly extending arms radially coupled
to and extending from the hub toward the hand hold member;
wherein the hand hold member rotates at least substantially in a first plane angled at least five degrees off of a parallel
plane to the playing surface extending through a portion of the hand hold member with a majority of the length of the arms
located below the hub; and
an at least substantially unobstructed zone located at least substantially between the hand holds and the playing surface
providing a space for a user so that a user may grab the hand hold and rotate while hanging about the hub extension in the
unobstructed zone.
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