Patents by Inventor Wesley D. Sutton, Jr.

Wesley D. Sutton, Jr. 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).

  • Recreational swing set seat
    Patent number: 4706952
    Abstract: A seat suitable for use with a recreational swing set generally comprising a body of flexible material, an insert embedded in the body of flexible material, the insert having a greater stiffness than the body of flexible material to impart a form and strength to the body of flexible material, at least one strand of flexible material embedded in the body of flexible material, and connectors disposed at end portions of the body of flexible material for connecting such end portions to a pair of depending members of a swing set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 1985
    Date of Patent: November 17, 1987
    Assignee: Game Time, Inc.
    Inventors: William H. Shannon, Wesley D. Sutton, Jr.
  • Method of making seat for recreational swing set
    Patent number: 4569113
    Abstract: A method of making a seat for a recreational swing set. A band of flexible material is flexed along a length thereof into a bowed orientation. At least one strand of flexible material is positioned along the length of this bowed band, and the ends of the strand are secured to the bowed band. The bowed band with the strands secured thereto is then allowed to flex back to its normal unflexed condition, placing the strand in tension and causing it to lie along the length of the band. The band with the strand secured thereto is then embedded in a body of flexible material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 1985
    Date of Patent: February 11, 1986
    Assignee: Game Time, Inc.
    Inventors: William H. Shannon, Wesley D. Sutton, Jr.
  • Seat for recreational swing set
    Patent number: 4524966
    Abstract: A seat suitable for use with a recreational swing set generally comprising a body of flexible material, an insert embedded in the body of flexible material, the insert having a greater stiffness than the body of flexible material to impart a form and strength to the body of flexible material, at least one strand of flexible material embedded in the body of flexible material and fixed to the insert under tension, and device disposed at end portions of the body of flexible material for connecting such end portions to a pair of depending members of a swing set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 1983
    Date of Patent: June 25, 1985
    Assignee: Game Time, Inc.
    Inventors: William H. Shannon, Wesley D. Sutton, Jr.
  • Resilient support for playground seat
    Patent number: 4516766
    Abstract: A rocking seat for children's amusement generally consisting of a seat assembly mounted on a base assembly securable to a support surface. The base assembly includes a body of resilient rubber material and has an overhanging portion that enhances the rocking motion of the seat assembly when a child seated in the seat assembly rocks back and forth. The body further has upper and lower flanges and a web portion interconnecting the flanges providing for a 360.degree. rocking movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 1984
    Date of Patent: May 14, 1985
    Assignee: Game Time, Inc.
    Inventor: Wesley D. Sutton, Jr.