Patents by Inventor Barrett W. Brown

Barrett W. Brown has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Swings
    Patent number: 6702686
    Abstract: A play swing is selectively configurable for mounting to swing in different modes of operation, such as swiveling or circling movement and for back-and-forth movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2004
    Assignee: Cedarworks, Inc.
    Inventor: Barrett W. Brown
  • Convertible child's play swing
    Patent number: 6474736
    Abstract: A child's play swing has a seat with a base panel defining a seating surface, side panels joined to the base panel along its side edges, and a back panel joined to the base panel along its back edge, together defining a swing volume for receiving and supporting a child during swinging. The base panel defines a pocket, and the swing includes a seating surface stiffener sized for removable placement within the pocket. In a first condition, with the seating surface stiffener removed from the pocket, the seat has are a relatively more pliable seating surface that forms about the body surface of a child placed within the swing volume, as suited for an infant unable to sit up on its own. In a second condition, with the seating surface stiffener installed within the pocket, the seat has a relatively more stiff seating surface that supports the body surface of a child placed within the swing volume without deflection, as suited for a toddler able to sit up on its own.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Assignee: Cedarworks, Inc.
    Inventor: Barrett W. Brown
  • CONVERTIBLE CHILD'S PLAY SWING
    Publication number: 20020158494
    Abstract: A child's play swing has a seat with a base panel defining a seating surface, side panels joined to the base panel along its side edges, and a back panel joined to the base panel along its back edge, together defining a swing volume for receiving and supporting a child during swinging. The base panel defines a pocket, and the swing includes a seating surface stiffener sized for removable placement within the pocket. In a first condition, with the seating surface stiffener removed from the pocket, the seat has are a relatively more pliable seating surface that forms about the body surface of a child placed within the swing volume, as suited for an infant unable to sit up on its own. In a second condition, with the seating surface stiffener installed within the pocket, the seat has a relatively more stiff seating surface that supports the body surface of a child placed within the swing volume without deflection, as suited for a toddler able to sit up on its own.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2001
    Publication date: October 31, 2002
    Inventor: Barrett W. Brown