Patent ID: 6302824
Filing Date: 2001-10-16
Classification: A63B,A63G

Abstract:
A playground appliance, comprising:(a) a first supporting member for securement on the ground, including an elongate post having an end portion and an anchoring device for supporting said elongate post in a generally vertical position, said anchoring device including:i) a ground engaging support plate mounted at said end portion, said ground engaging support plate having a surface area substantially exceeding a cross-sectional area of said end portion; andii) a plurality of ground penetrating fastener members, each said fastener members including a fastener head engaging said ground engaging support plate when the fastener member is driven in the ground, thereby stabilizing said ground engaging support plate and said elongate post;(b) a second supporting member for securement on the ground in a position remote from said first supporting member, said second supporting member including an elongate post having an end portion and an anchoring device for supporting the elongate post of said second supporting member in a generally vertical position and in a position remote from the elongate post of said first supporting member, the anchoring device of said second supporting member including:i) a ground engaging support plate mounted at said end portion of the elongate post of said second supporting member, the ground engaging support plate of the elongate post of said second supporting member having a surface area substantially exceeding a cross-sectional area of said end portion of the elongate post of said second supporting member; andii) a plurality of ground penetrating fastener members, each said fastener members including a fastener head engaging the ground engaging support plate of the elongate post of said second supporting member when the fastener member is driven in the ground, thereby stabilizing the ground engaging support plate and the elongate post of said second supporting member;(c) a flexible sheet-like membrane capable of being suspended from said supporting members to provide a playing surface at a distance above the ground.