Patent ID: 6174266
Filing Date: 2001-01-16
Classification: A63B,Y10T

Abstract:
A climbing and play structure for positioning on a ground surface, the structure comprising:a polyhedral shaped support structure having at least three sloping beams forming an interior region, wherein each of said beams has an upper portion having a top end and a lower portion having a bottom end;a vertex formed where each of said at least three sloping beams intersects at said upper portions;a first flexible substantially planar support surface located within said interior region of said support structure and attached to at least one of said sloping beams for supporting a user;a stabilizing object disposed immediately beneath said vertex of said sloping beams within said interior region of said support structure;said stabilizing object is a center contoured piece disposed beneath said vertex and having at least three indentations formed thereon, wherein each of said at least three beams reside within an indentation; anda chain wrapped around said beams and said center contoured piece for securing said beams and said center contoured piece together, wherein said chain and said center contoured piece are secured to said beams by bolts.