Swing play systems and methods of play

摘要

A play swing system includes a safety harness attached to each seat, as well as other features for interactive and competitive throwing and tossing games. The safety harness may incorporates various games features, and thus encourage use in activities that require at least one free hand, or otherwise increase the risk of slippage and falling from the play swing seat. Various embodiments accommodate as well as challenge the spatial perception, dexterity and reflexes of players of different ages. For examples, younger players might compete by throwing objects at a fixed target mounted on the ground. In other embodiments, the target is moving in synchronization with the oscillatory motion of the adjacent players swing by a physical coupling or attachment. Interactive play is encouraged at the higher skill levels by configuring the targets associated with adjacent seats to face each other. In this embodiment, the players oscillate in opposite directions so that they are closest to the target when the relative velocity is highest. The objects of the associated games can be building a higher score, as well as soaking the other player(s) with water supplied by an external source and actuated by instantaneous or accumulated contact of a throwing object with a target.

主权项

1. A playground apparatus, comprising in combination:
a) a support structure, b) at least one seat suspended above a ground surface from said support structure for reciprocating transport of a player, c) a game target disposed for interactive play by a seated player, d) a harness coupled to at least one of said seat, said support structure and a means for suspending the seat, the harness being operative to at least partially surround the player for restraining the players movement while interacting with said game target, e) wherein the game target receives an object thrown or projected by the seated player.