Patent ID: 8485911

Claim:
A play system comprising: a first quarter of an ellipse having a first end and a second end; a second quarter of an ellipse having a first end and a second end; a third quarter of an ellipse having a first end and a second end; a fourth quarter of an ellipse having a first end and a second end, wherein the first, the second, the third, and the fourth ellipse quarters are approximately vertically oriented relative to a surface such that the first ends of the ellipse quarters contact the surface and the second ends of the ellipse quarters are above the surface; a first play element having a first arch component and a second arch component, each of the first and the second arch components including a first end, a second end, and a rigid stationary member that extends between its first and second ends, the first end of the first arch component being connected to the first quarter of an ellipse, the first end of the second arch component being connected to the second quarter of an ellipse, the second ends of the first and the second arch components being supported by connections to the surface, the first play element further having crossbars that extend between the rigid stationary members of the first and the second arch components; and a second play element having a plurality of climbing rings that are supported by the third quarter of an ellipse and by the fourth quarter of an ellipse.