Abstract: A device (10) for preventing a swing from being wrapped over a crossbar (18) of a swing set includes a base (12) and a sleeve (14) rotatably carried by the base (12). The base (12) includes a pair of collars (20) that each have a seat portion (22) bounded by a shoulder (26) at one edge. The collars (20) are attached to the crossbar (18) so that the seat portions (22) abut and cooperate to form a seat (42) that is bounded by the shoulders (26). The sleeve (14) rides on the seat (42) between the shoulders (26). The sleeve (14) is non-concentric and includes a tab (60) that angularly extends radially outwardly from the sleeve (14). The tab (60) has a hole (62) that accepts a bolt (64) that connects a chain (16) of the swing to the device (10).

Abstract: The invention is a portable swing apparatus having triangular support frame members with a top horizontal bar that provides a rotary axis for a swing assembly that carries a rider. The swing has two bar members extending from the horizontal bar to each side of a foot rest with a counter weight extending in opposition to the foot rest, above the horizontal bar. The rider stands on the foot rest, with feet fastened thereto, and is enclosed in an upper-body safety bracket. A safety belt restraint is also provided. The rider pumps the swing and can safely perform front and back loops in a standing position. The device is adjustable to accommodate various sized riders.

Abstract: A connector for a swing fixed on a frame rod and a swing arm of a swing includes a bearing, two protective covers and a connecting member which has a rectangular horizontal hollow portion for the frame rod to extend therein, and two vertical parallel ears extending down from the horizontal portion. The bearing is sandwiched within round portions of the two covers placed between the two ears and pivotally connected with a pivot pin passing through the ears, the round portions of the covers and the bearing. Each cover has a lower rectangular portion extending down from the round portion to fit around and secured with an upper end of a swing arm so that the swing arm may swing together about the covers with the pivot pin. Thus the connectors permit the swing arms to swing smoothly with little friction, thereby lessening wear of the components.

Abstract: The invention provides a playstation and a hanger for connecting a children's play accessory to the playstation. The hanger includes a first end portion that has threads formed on an outer surface and a second portion that has a first loop formed as part of the second portion. The hanger further includes a second loop that is connected to either, or both, the first end portion and/or the second portion. The second loop is preferably located between the first end portion and the second end portion of the hanger. The first loop is preferably oriented in a first plane that is substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the first end portion. The second loop is preferably oriented in a second plane that is substantially perpendicular to the first plane.

Abstract: The invention provides a playstation that is configured to be stronger, less expensive to manufacture, and easier to assemble. The playstation includes a Y-shaped support that has a top section, a lower left section and a lower right section. The playstation also includes a cross-beam having a first cross-beam secured to the left side of the top section on the Y-shaped support and a second cross-beam secured to the right side of the top section on the Y-shaped support. The playstation further includes a left leg secured to the lower left section of the Y-shaped support and a right leg secured to the lower right section of the Y-shaped support. Using the Y-shaped support of the present invention allows the playstation to be readily assembled. The assembled playstation also provides a solid support structure for securing one or more children's accessories to the playstation.

Abstract: A swing assembly includes a support frame, a pair of linking units, a seat unit, and a pair of pivot connecting units. The support frame has upright left and right frame portions adapted to be supported on a ground surface, and a horizontal bar interconnecting the left and right frame portions. The linking units are disposed between the left and right frame portions. Each of the linking units has an upper end connected pivotally to the horizontal bar, and a lower end. The seat unit is disposed between the linking units, and has two lateral arms proximate to the linking units. The pivot connecting units connect the lateral arms of the seat unit to the linking units, respectively.

Abstract: A seat recline mechanism for an infant swing is shown that provides adjustment of the inclination of the seat with respect to a single swing arm. The seat recline mechanism includes a pivot pin that is mounted in the lower end of the swing arm. The seat is pivotally mounted on the swing arm by the pivot pin. The seat can be secured in the reclined or upright position by spring-biased locking pins or protrusions extending out from sides of the swing arm, with the locking pins snapping into apertures located in one of two or more angular positions on a U-shaped sleeve protruding from the seat back. The seat can be converted between an upright position and an inclined position by depressing the spring-biased locking pins or buttons in order to disengage the swing arm from one angular position relative to the seat, thus allowing the seat to rotate about its pivot axis relative to the swing arm until the spring-biased buttons snap into apertures corresponding to a different angular position.

Abstract: A stand for a toddler's swing supported by an overhead horizontal bar has a compact mode for transport and storage and an operational mode. In the operational mode a horizontal bar has a pair of legs at each end of the bar forming triangles with apices at the bar. The legs of a pair pivot relative to one another and a flexible element limits the open angle. Each leg is provided with a removable extension with a lateral pedal for forcing the end into the ground for enhanced stability. The legs rotate into a common plane and the extensions are removed to form a compact flat transport and storage package.

Abstract: An open top swing which includes a frame and mounting housings. A swing assembly depends from the pivot pins and includes a pair of spaced legs to which a swing is releasably attached for moving the swing closer to or away from the pivot pins to permit a change in the swing speed and the distance of the arcuate path that the swing will travel.

Abstract: A self-supporting swing structure made of a plastic material is disclosed. The swing includes two support shoulders (11), a horizontal crosspiece (12) for connecting the support shoulders in their upper part, and an oscillating seat (13) hung from suspension supports (14), which are fixed to the crosspiece. Each support shoulder (11) includes two tubular legs (15), which are fixed to one another at the top and to an end of the said crosspiece (12) by a locking bolt (16). The two legs turn downward and are joined at half height by at least one connecting crossbar (17). This connecting crossbar has its ends threaded in tubular joints (15') of the legs, and they are locked there by anti-unthreading tongues (17') and pins (20). In addition, the legs (15) of each shoulder (11) are rigidly connected (32, 114, 131) to an adjacent suspension support (14) of the oscillating seat.

Abstract: A swing with a pivotably attached tray for pivotable movement about a generally vertical axis, a vibrating mechanism attachable to a seat bottom of the swing, wheels mounted on a frame for selective engagement with the floor when the frame is tilted back when grasping a pair of handles on the frame, a lost motion coupling mechanism for a motorized drive mechanism, and a reclinable seat with an adjustment wire for selecting different reclined positions.

Abstract: A new bungee swing for providing swinging and bouncing motions. The inventive device includes a flexible seat. A pair of bungee cords each have lower ends coupled with respect to the flexible seat and upper ends coupled with respect to an elevated overhang.

Abstract: The invention comprises a swing platform assembly for the safe securement and accommodation of a pair of user's feet, regardless of the size of the user, to permit the user to stand on the swing platform assembly for recreational swinging. The assembly comprises a planar panel of generally rectilinear configuration having an upper surface, a lower surface, a forward and a rearward edge, and a pair of side edges. A pair of support lines are arranged through an opening adjacent each of the side edges to permit the platform assembly to be supported off of the ground. A pair of elongated, generally parallel, multi-size foot-accommodating recesses are molded into the upper surface of planar panel, to allow any size foot to be maintained securely therein while swinging standing, without slippage of a user's foot from the swing assembly.

Abstract: The convertible bed-type swing includes a stationary frame and an oscillating frame rotatably connected to the stationary frame. The oscillating frame includes a seat and seat back with a strut rotatably connected to the seat. The seat back has a bolt mounted on the strut for locking and unlocking the strut to and from the oscillating frame. The strut is positioned on an end side of the seat back and extends from the seat to a side of the seat back diametrically opposite the seat.

Abstract: A device is disclosed for suspending a playground swing seat from an overhead support. The device comprises a length of stranded steel cable having a relatively small diameter with first and second connecting means at each end taking the form of an annular bushing with the cable looped around the bushing and secured by a ferrule. A swing handle formed from resilient material and having a diameter of about 1 inch is molded onto the lower end of the steel cable. The remaining length of the steel cable and both bushings are encapsulated by a molded resilient coating that has a diameter of about 5/16 inch.

Abstract: A free-standing lawn swing having a fold down platform which permits access by wheelchair bound users. A ramp platform pivots from a support platform. A crank arm linkage raises and lowers the ramp platform between reclined, loading, and raised, safety positions. A ground ramp section mates to the ramp platform.

Abstract: The ride (100) is capable of raising a rider module (20) to a height of ten meters or more above the ground, and then releasing the rider module (20) to swing. The ride (100) includes an arch (10) having two upper support brackets (11, 19), a support line (13) secured to the support structure at one end, with an opposed end secured to chair assembly (20). A launch tower (15) is spaced from the arch (10) and carries a launch line (14) which has an end which is capable of being raised and lowered above the ground by a winch. In operation, the support line attached is secured to the rider module. The launch line is releasably secured to the rider module, and the launch line is activated to move the rider module laterally and upwardly towards the top of the launch tower. When the launch line is released from the rider module it swings downwardly at a high speed simulating the sensation of "body flight" in a pendulum like motion. Optionally, the rider module spins while in flight.

Abstract: A portable lawn swing which has a relatively stable frame of a simple construction and lightweight for transportability purposes. The inventive device includes an X-member, four base members attached to the ends of the X-member, four legs attached to the base members, a plurality of support members pivotally attached to an upper portion of the legs which support a pair of seats, a pair of screens attached below the pair of seats, a plurality of cup holders, and at least one bar pivotally attached to a leg which is selectively engageable to a support member for preventing movement of the pair of seats. The X-member comprises a pair of U-shaped members centrally attached to one another forming an X-shape. The pair of U-shaped members retain the legs in the desired position thereby preventing them from moving during use of the invention.

Abstract: A safety swing seat mounting structure includes a coupling mechanism mounted between a support frame and a swing seat, enabling the swing seat to be swung on the support frame, the coupling mechanism including a pivot pin mounted on the support frame and a coupling plate mounted on the swing seat and turned with the swing seat about the pivot pin, and a constraint mechanism which limits the swinging angle of the swing seat, the constraint mechanism including a transversely extended oblong constraint hole provided at the coupling plate, and a constraint rod fixedly mounted on the support frame and hooked in the constraint hole.

Abstract: An amusement ride provides a very large swing. The ride has a tower with two spaced apart legs connected at the upper ends by a cross-member. A boom extends perpendicular to the cross-member at the upper end of the tower. A swing line is secured to one end of the boom and has a harness at its lower end. A carriage rolls on a track along the lower side of the boom. The carriage has an engagement member which will engage the swing line and cause it to take up toward the opposite end of the boom, lifting the passenger. Once the passenger is at the desired elevation, the engagement member releases the swing line, allowing the passenger to swing between the legs of the tower.

Abstract: The present invention is an apparatus for converting a conventional swing into a toddler swing by providing a child swing harness that can be quickly and easily placed around a child and attached to a conventional swing. The child swing harness of the present invention comprises a waist strap, two shoulder straps, an optional swing stabilizer, two top stabilizers, and two optional waist stabilizers. The waist strap and two shoulder straps provide a harness for a small child. The swing stabilizer runs under the swing seat from the front of the waist strap to the back of the waist strap, thereby holding the child on a swing seat. The waist stabilizers and top stabilizers connect the child swing harness of the present invention to the lines of the swing. These stabilizers prevent the child from falling forward or backward off of the swing seat.

Abstract: An amusement ride system includes a chair assembly within which an occupant is seated during the course of a ride and a pair of upstanding towers fixedly secured to the ground in a spaced relationship. Bungee cords are joined to each side of the chair assembly and have ends which extend toward the upper portions of the tower. By securing the chair assembly to the ground at a ready position and tensioning the bungee cords to a stretched condition, the chair assembly is biased upwardly by the stretched condition of the bungee cords. The system also includes guide rails which cooperate with the chair assembly so that upon release of the chair assembly from its release position, the chair assembly is guided along a preselected path for at least a short period of time following release of the chair assembly to prevent the chair assembly from being thrown through the air by the bungee cords until the chair assembly has been guided along the preselected path.

Abstract: An infant's swing is disclosed that has a frame, a swing arm, and a seat releasably mounted on the swing arm by a seat-to-frame coupler assembly that includes a pivot plate mounted to the back of the seat and a T-shaped connector mounted to the lower end of the swing arm. The connector is received in a mating cavity formed in the rear surface of the pivot plate, and the connector is engaged with the cavity by cooperation of slots in the cavity and posts on the connector. The pivot plate is pivotally mounted to the seat to permit the seat to pivot between a recline position and an upright position.

Abstract: A swing includes a swing frame, a seat member and a pair of generally C-shaped coupling units. The swing frame includes left and right upright side frames and a horizontal connecting rod which interconnects top ends of the side frames. The seat member is disposed between the side frames and has a pair of upwardly extending swing arms, each of which has a distal top end formed with an inverted U-shaped hook that opens downwardly toward the connecting rod. The coupling units are clamped spacedly and fittingly on the connecting rod. The hooks on the swing arms of the seat member engage slidably and respectively the coupling units on the connecting rod to permit forward and rearward swinging movement of the seat member relative to the connecting rod. The coupling units prevent direct contact between the hooks on the swing arms and the connecting rod to minimize wearing between the hooks and the connecting rod and to reduce noise that is generated when the seat member swings.

Abstract: An open top swing which includes a frame and mounting housings. A swing assembly depends from the pivot pins and includes a pair of spaced legs to which a swing is releasably attached for moving the swing closer to or away from the pivot pins to permit a change in the swing speed and the distance of the arcuate path that the swing will travel.

Abstract: A steerable swing device is disclosed which comprise support cables (3, 4) strung across a gully and crossed to form a junction (9). The support cables are anchored at the sides of the gully by anchor points (5, 6, 7, 8). A swing cable (2) is suspended below junction (9) and a craft (1) is suitably attached to the swing cable. A motor-driven winch drum (13) is positioned at the top of the gully and functions to winch the craft to a desirable height before releasing the craft to commence the swing. The craft carries a rider and is provided with a tail assembly including a rudder (18) which is adjusted by moving a joystick (19). During the swing, the craft moves laterally by a rider adjusting the rudder.

Abstract: A swing with a pivotably attached tray for pivotable movement about a generally vertical axis, a vibrating mechanism attachable to a seat bottom of the swing, wheels mounted on a frame for selective engagement with the floor when the frame is tilted back when grasping a pair of handles on the frame, a lost motion coupling mechanism for a motorized drive mechanism, and a reclinable seat with an adjustment wire for selecting different reclined positions.

Abstract: A harness assembly that suspends a rider in a supine position. The harness assembly includes a body portion that is worn by the rider. A suspension assembly is coupled to the body portion for suspending the person in the body portion above ground. A grappling assembly is coupled to the body portion to facilitate grasping thereof by an external grappling member. A head support is provided for supporting the rider's head when in the supine position.

Abstract: A winged swing seat and swing combination device for any playground or yard swing. The swing seat device has two simulated wings extending from opposite sides of the seat. Each wing is equipped with attachment device for attaching a rope or chain for suspending the winged swing seat device. The swing seat device can be suspended from a horizontal tree limb or a beam. The swing seat device can be operated as a traditional swing with the operator sitting in the seat or as a belly swing with the operator placing one's abdomen on the seat of the swing.

Abstract: An add-on hand-powered swinging mechanism for a porch swing or the like including an extension bar securable to a fixed surface adjacent the existing porch swing at one end thereof and having a pulley connection mechanism at a second end thereof; a pulley assembly, detachably mountable to an end of the extension bar, including an extension bar connecting mechanism and a pulley wheel rotatably mounted within a pulley bracket; a cable assembly including a handle member, a cable guide having a mechanism for securing the cable guide to the back of the existing porch swing, and a cable having a first end secured to the handle member, a central section positionable through the cable guide mechanism and a second end split into two rope members, each rope member including a rope member attaching mechanism for attaching each rope mechanism to the back of the existing porch swing.

Abstract: The present invention is a base suspended single swing which includes at least one adjustable safety member for regulating the swinging height profiles. The swing is suspended by a plurality of pivotal suspension members and is supported by a base and a plurality of upright supports. The swing itself is defined by a pivotal swinging base which has a single seat attached off center, a footrest area and a gripping handle and at least one impact member for engaging the safety member. The swing is self-propelled and is intended for use by small children and toddlers. The off center single seat construction allows the swing to be placed in motion easily by a child passenger. The safety member is adjustable such that a parent or the like may regulate the uppermost peak swinging level. The present invention swing may have a generally open support base construction or may have an enclosed construction which simulates a boat, car and the like.

Abstract: A chair assembly for an amusement ride including a cage and at least one seat mounted within the cage utilizes a five-point harness assembly for securing an occupant within the seat of the chair assembly. The five-point harness assembly includes a release buckle, two strap sections which drape across the shoulders of a seat occupant, two strap sections for extending around the hips of the seat occupant from opposite sides thereof, and a strap section which extends between the legs of the seat occupant. The ends of the strap sections are adapted to cooperatively interlock with the release buckle in a manner which prevents the release of the strap sections therefrom without the aid of a special tool. In addition, the chair assembly includes bearing assemblies mounted on each side of the cage which accommodate the rotation of the cage relative to the remainder of the amusement ride.

Abstract: An amusement ride system includes a chair assembly within which an occupant is seated during the course of a ride and first, second and third upstanding towers fixedly secured to the ground in a spaced and triangular relationship. A first pair of bungee cords are joined to one side of the chair assembly and have ends which extend toward the upper portion of the first tower, and a second pair of bungee cords are joined to the opposite side of the chair assembly and have ends which extend toward the upper portion of the second tower, and a windable cable which is joined to each of the extending ends of the first and second pair of bungee cords for tensioning the bungee cords to a stretched condition.

Abstract: A leg support structure for a foldable child swing that can be maintained in either an open position or a folded position and that is comprised of a housing, a plurality of support legs, and a leg brace for anchoring the legs and securing the legs within the housing in either an open or a folded position. In particular, the leg support structure is able to secure the legs in either the open position wherein the end of the legs are spread apart relative to each other and projected away from the housing or in the folded position wherein the legs are parallel to each other and the end of the legs are proximate and collapsed inwardly toward the housing.

Abstract: A spring-actuated swing device. The spring-actuated swing device includes a seat having a receiving surface, at least one line, each of the lines having a bottom connecting point removeably attachable to the receiving surface and having a top connecting point removeably attachable to a support beam, and at least one spring mechanism. Each of the spring mechanisms is removably attachable to at least one intermediate connecting point of each of the lines intermediate the receiving surface and the support beam, and each of the spring mechanisms displaces a portion of each of the lines. The spring mechanism includes either a compression, stirrup or extension spring, and may also include an emergency strap. A method for producing swinging and/or bounce in playground, athletic or recreational equipment using the spring mechanism is also provided.

Abstract: A swinger's position elevatory swing is disclosed. The swing lets manual and mechanical elevation of swinger's position by swinger's feet or hands at about the highest position of the swinger and thereby increasing the swinging times due to increased potential energy of the sitting board loaded with the swinger. A fixed sitting board is fixed to the swing ropes and has an arcuate hollow guide pipe and a fixing pipe. A movable sitting board is coupled to the fixed board and has an arcuate slide bar, engaging with the guide pipe of the fixed board, and a support bar. The support bar is pivoted to the fixing pipe of the fixed board by a pivot pin. The length ratio of the opposed portions of the support bar about its moment action point is about 2:3.

Abstract: A passenger car sized pendulum is supported by a moving pivot point. The moving pivot point is forced horizontally by the angular movement of the pendulum. By resisting the horizontal force the angular movement of the pendulum is reduced. The preferred embodiment for resisting the horizontal force is a parallelogram assembly supporting a horizontal support platform. The parallelogram assembly has a damping cylinder resisting the horizontal force.

Abstract: A folding swing hammock that has a main rectangular support frame that is held in a generally vertical position by leg members when the hammock is in an unfolded condition. A rectangular seat frame is rotatably supported between two support arms which, in turn, are suspended by springs in the top element of the support frame. A cover is rotatably mounted in the top section of the support frame over the seat frame. The interrelated parts of the hammock are connected together so that they can all be folded into the plane described by the support frame.

Abstract: A child swing including a support stand, a swing frame mounted on the support stand for reciprocating swinging movement along a swing arc in a forward swing direction and an opposite rearward swing direction, a base pivotably coupled to the swing frame for angular movement about a pivot axis between a forward-facing position facing in the forward swing direction and a side-facing position facing in a side direction extending at an angle to the forward swing direction, and a child seat coupled to the base to pivot therewith relative to the swing frame.

Abstract: An infant swing assembly has a stabilizer for immobilizing the seat during placement of a child therein and removal therefrom. The stabilizer has at least one connector, preferably a pair of collinearly spaced ring connectors, for pivotally attaching to the hanger of the swing assembly. The stabilizer has an engaging portion, preferably a hook which can be engaged with the leg of the swing assembly to immobilize the seat. The stabilizer can be pivoted downward and positioned adjacent the side of the seat where the stabilizer cannot engage with the leg thus permitting the seat to freely swing and laterally outwardly where the stabilizer is able to engage with the leg.

Abstract: A child safety device is shown and described for converting a belt seat playground swing into a child seat safety swing. The device includes an attachment mechanism for securing the device to the chains of a belt seat playground swing and includes a waist strap for encircling the child's body to prevent the small child from tipping forward or backward from the belt seat swing. Additional structures include under straps and crotch straps and mesh netting all securely stitched together to complete a child receiving cavity. The child's weight bears upon the belt seat of the swing, and the safety device secures the child in such position upon the belt seat swing. The device is compact and portable and may be carried along with other child related paraphernalia.

Abstract: The portable baby swing of the invention is arranged for the ease of transport and storage, to include a support shaft having first and second sets of telescoping leg sections extensible at opposed ends therefrom, with third and fourth telescoping leg sections pivotally mounted about the support shaft adjacent respective first and second leg sections, with strap structure arranged to secure the sections together when the telescoping legs of each telescoping leg section are extended. The support swing structure provides for a flexible bag member having support straps extending therefrom about the support shaft.

Abstract: Materials and arrangements in development for a special swing.A pair of pyramid style support posts anchored at its prospective plane by means of concrete or plates, said support post secures a horizontal support bar at their tops. The horizontal support bar has its length and the width of the support post, and in its center, two block or sleeve bearings being attached to a pair of upright vertical solid bars spaced in width as that of the seat, in length to that of the height of the swing, incorporating a seat at their prospective lower ends, being threaded to secure the seat and safety straps, and the unique feature is a pair of double-swivel eyes interlocked, with adjustable stops on each upright bar the distance above the seat at hip level.

Abstract: The ride (10) is capable of raising a rider (22) to a height of ten meters or more above the ground, and then releasing the rider to swing. It includes a support structure (12), a support line (16) secured to the support structure at one end, with an opposed end secured to a rider, preferably to an attachment which is worn by a rider (20). A launch structure (26) is spaced from the support structure (12) and carries a launch line (24) which has an end (48) which is capable of being raised and lowered above the ground, and which is designed to be releasably attached to a rider attachment, so as to lift a rider from the ground. In operation the rider attachment with the support line attached is secured to the rider, the launch line is releasably secured to the attachment, and the launch line is activated to move the rider laterally and upwardly towards the top of the launch structure.

Abstract: An open top swing assembly uses a unique swing drive mechanism and a control to provide three selective swing height settings. The assembly has a frame which provides an open top structure for ease of access and a trapezoidal shaped front base to provide foot clearance. The swing drive mechanism includes a drive sleeve rotatably mounted to an axle that operatively supports the hanger. A drive flange is mounted on the axle, with a drive flange coupling device positioned between the sleeve and the drive flange to provide a limited lost motion connection. The coupling device includes a hub member coaxially and rotatably mounted on the axle and at least one torsional spring mounted coaxially on the hub member. The hub member includes abutments for engaging with the drive flange, whereby torque applied to the sleeve is transferred to the axle. A crank driven by a motor is linked to the sleeve to oscillate the sleeve. The swing height control device can have a sensor for detecting the swing height or amplitude.

Abstract: A baby cradle is secured to a horizontally extending member of a movable baby cradle support or a joist beam of a ceiling by an eye hook secured to the horizontal member or joist beam of the ceiling. Secured within the eye hook is a snap swivel having two parts which are rotatable with respect to each other about a vertical axis. An eye opening of the snap swivel holds one end of a support spring and one end of a safety rope. At an opposite end of the support spring is a two inch diameter brass ring to which the opposite end of the spring is secured, as well as the opposite end of the safety rope. Preferably, the spring between the eye opening of the snap swivel and the brass ring located at its lower extremity is 81/2 inches long and 1 inch wide. The safety rope, preferably 1/4 inch nylon rope, extends through the center of the support spring and is of a preferable length of 2 feet.

Abstract: A children's swing ride is composed of an articulated seating platform having an axis of articulation. A pair of hangers is connected to the seating platform on opposite sides of that axis and a pair of levers extends from the platform on opposite sides of that axis. In use, the platform is suspended by way of the hangers from an overhead support so that riders sitting on opposite ends of the platform can swing back and forth and, by exerting force on the other rider's lever, cause articulation of the seating platform.

Abstract: This device provides tailored motion of one object relative to a second object. The device consists of mechanical linkages which change length as a function of pivot angle. The linkages consist of simple pivot arms and pivot points. The pivot arm lengths and pivot point positions are selected to provide a chosen path of relative motion for the objects connected by the device.

Abstract: A multi-axis swing is provided, which consists of a seat that is sat upon by a person. A structure is for suspending the seat from above, so that the person may swing back and forth in an arc. A first mechanism operable by the person in the seat is for performing backward and forward somersault rolls. A pair second mechanism operable by the person in the seat is for performing left and right barrel rolls.

Abstract: Toteable swings with a variety of seats designed in characterized form appealing to children come in kits. The swings are highly portable, light weight, and easily carried by children. The swings are designed to be taken along on family outings and can be used where ever there is a suitable tree limb or an appropriate stand. The swing kit includes a designed seat and a nylon rope with a beaded end used for securing the seat and swing and for adjusting swing height for the individual using the swing. Changeable seats are supplied in a variety of flattened characterized seat designs including a frog shape, an airplane designs, a half moon and face shape, a baseball and mit, a flattened friendly elephant, and a mischievous dinosaur. Other designs can be added.