Patent ID: 8021240
Filing Date: 2011-09-20
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. A play system comprising: a first arch having first and second ends positioned on opposite sides of a circumference of a first imaginary circle that is perpendicular to the first arch; a second arch having first and second ends positioned on opposite sides of a circumference of a second imaginary circle that is perpendicular to the second arch; a third arch having first and second ends positioned on opposite sides of a circumference of a third imaginary circle that is perpendicular to the third arch; wherein each of the first, the second, and the third arches extends along a continuous curve between the first and the second ends of the associated arch; and wherein the area within the third imaginary circle at least partially overlaps the area within the first and second imaginary circles such that there is an area common to all three imaginary circles; wherein at least two of the first, the second, and the third arches are substantially vertically oriented such that their associated imaginary circles are substantially positioned within a common plane rather than being tilted at an angle relative to one another, and wherein each of the first, the second, and the third arches includes multiple segments that are connected together by inserting an outer surface into an inner surface to form an overlapping section that is located between the first and the second ends of the associated arch; wherein the area common to all three imaginary circles is perpendicular to the first arch, the second arch, and the third arch, wherein the play system further comprises a plurality of arch clamps, each of the arch clamps having an aperture that receives one of the arches and an outer surface that is at least partially rounded, and wherein at least some of the plurality of arch clamps are positioned at the overlapping sections to conceal seams between the multiple segments of the arches; wherein the first arch, the second arch, and the third arch are non-parallel to one another, and wherein the play system further includes a plurality of ball clamps, each of the ball clamps being attached to one of the plurality of arch clamps and including an opening for receiving a ball associated with a play element.