Patent ID: 8317631

Claim:
A merry-go-round comprising; a body including an upper tubular sleeve; an upper beam with a set of chair braces at each end on top of the body; a set of horizontal supports between the body and the set of chair braces; a base including a lower tubular sleeve, a plurality of legs and a plurality of feet; a base support bar connected to the plurality of legs beneath the base, wherein the base includes a base hollow at a lower end to accept a base joint at the center of one of the base support bars; a rotating bar with an upper portion and a lower portion, where the upper portion inserts into the upper tubular sleeve and the lower portion inserts into the lower tubular sleeve; a set of chairs with a seat and a back on the set of chair braces to allow a rider to sit on the merry-go-round; a propelling means including a handle, a foot bar, a set of upper connection points joined to the horizontal support bar and a set of lower connection points; and a propelling bar fastened to the rotating bar at an end and attached to the lower connection points at an opposing end, wherein the propelling means enable the merry-go-round to turn when the rider pushes and pulls the handles and thrusts and relaxes against the foot bar.