Patent ID: 7252271

Claim:
A play apparatus, comprising a support having a plurality of legs, each leg having an elongate base member for contacting the ground and an elongate support member arranged substantially perpendicularly to the base member, each support member being hingably connected to another support member such that the legs are movable between an erected position in which the support members define an opening for engagement with the play apparatus, a perimeter of the opening consists of the support members, and the base members extend outwardly from the opening, and a folded position in which the base members are substantially parallel and adjacent to each other, and a roundabout mounted on a play apparatus support member that is closely received within the opening when the support members are in the erected position, wherein the opening and the play apparatus support member are of non-circular sectional shape such that the play apparatus support member is prevented from rotating with respect to the support, and the roundabout includes a mechanism which is operably linked to the play apparatus support member and allows a child, who is supported by the roundabout, to impart a rotational force on the roundabout with respect to the play apparatus support member and the support.