Patent ID: 8235338

Claim:
A swing set connector in combination with a top rail comprising: a swing set connector having a first cantilevered arm having an outer surface with a first outer perimeter at an end, and a second outer perimeter inwardly disposed away from the end, and a bore extending into the first arm from the end through at least a portion of the arm, said bore having an inner surface with a first inner perimeter at the end and a second inner perimeter inwardly disposed away from the end; a first connection bore engageable intermediate the first and second outer perimeters along the outer surface of the first arm extending through the arm to a location intermediate the first and second inner perimeters along theinner surface of first arm; a forward support receiving bore defined at least partially by a first forward sleeve portion, said forward support receiving bore connected to the first arm and extending downwardly relative to the first arm; a rear support receiving bore defined at least partially by a first rear sleeve portion, said rear support receiving bore connected to the first arm and extending downwardly relative to the first arm; and a first top rail selected from first and second options, said first top rail having an outer perimeter and a bore at an end with an inner perimeter and a second connection bore extending through inner to the outer perimeter near the end, with one of (a) the inner perimeter of the top rail received over at least a portion of the first arm and connected to the first arm with the first connection bore the second connection bore aligned and assisting in connecting the top rail to the first arm when installed with the first option and (b) the outer perimeter of the top rail received in at least a portion of the bore and connected to the first arm with the first connection bore and the second connection bore aligned and assisting in connecting the top rail to the first arm when installed with the second option; wherein said top rail has a swing connected to and depending therefrom.