Patent ID: 6874970

Claim:
A coupling assembly for fixedly connecting at least first and second members of a playground structure into an angular arrangement, the first member having at least a first end with an outer surface and a longitudinal axis, the second member comprising a wall and having a longitudinal axis generally parallel to said wall, the first and second members being directly adjacent to one another when coupled, the coupling assembly comprising: at least one attachment means on the first end of the first member along the longitudinal axis of the first member; a collar having at least one attachment means for engaging the at least one attachment means on the first end of the first member, the collar being located on the outer surface of the first end of the first member; a cap surrounding at least the collar on the first end of the first member, the cap having a first end oriented toward the first end of the first member and a second end opposed from the first end, the cap having a lip on the second end, the lip being structured to engage the collar to thereby prevent removal of the cap off the first end, the cap having first connecting means at least on the first end of the cap; and a base having a first end connected to the wall of the second member, and having a second end, opposed from the first end, the second end having second connecting means for engaging the first connecting means on the first end of the cap, such that when the base is attached to the first member the longitudinal axes of the first and second members are not parallel to one another.