Playground climber

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the playground climber;

FIG. 2 is a front side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a back side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof.

The dash-dash broken lines depict portions of the playground climber that form no part of the claimed design. The dash-dot broken lines depict the bounds of the claim and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for playground climber as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D1153528
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 9, 2026
Date of Patent: Oct 13, 2026
Assignee: Playworld Systems, Inc. (Lewisburg, PA)
Inventors: Hap Parker (Tumwater, WA), Craig Mellott (Lewisburg, PA), Wendy Frey (Muncy, PA), Lauren Menezes (Lewisburg, PA), Tiffany Zhang (Lewisburg, PA), Emily Spooner (Pittsburgh, PA)
Primary Examiner: Jae Liang
Assistant Examiner: Riya Salil Kamat
Application Number: 30/042,012