US1360495A - Lawn-swing - Google Patents

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G. H. BUGENHAGEN.

LAWN SWING.

APPLLCATION FILED OCT. :3. 19m.

JVVENTOR QMBW QMAQ Q ATTORNEYS GEORGE HERMAN BUGENHAGEN, OF MINOT, NORTH DAKOTA.

LAWN-SWING.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 30, 1920.

Application filed October 13, 1919. Serial No. 330,278.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, Gnonen H. EUGEN- IIAGEN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of Minot, in the county of Ward and State of North Dakota, have invented new and useful Improvement in provide a swing of the type described, in

which the swinging portion is suspended directly from supporting legs in such a manner as to permit the occupant or operator of the swing to pass between the legs without any danger of interfering therewith.

A further object of my invention is to provide a modified form of the device, in which the swinging portion may be suspended directly from the ceiling, such as a porch ceilin Other objects and advantages will appear in the following specification, and the novel features of the invention will be particularlypointed out in the appended claims.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, forming part of this invention, in which Figure l is a perspective view of the swing, showing one embodiment of my in vention, and i Fig. 2 is a detailed view, showing a por tion of a modified form of the device.

In carrying out my invention, I provide four supporting posts or legs 8, at, 5 and 6 respectively. These posts or legs are arranged in pairs, as shown, the posts 3 and 4-. being secured at their tops to a bar 7, the posts and 6 being secured at the opposite end of the bar 7, as shown. Crossed brace members 8 and 9 are secured to the supporting posts 1 and 5 respectively, the upper end of the brace members being secured to the ends of the bar 7. Similar crossed braces 10 and 11 are secured to the support- -the swinging portion.

ing posts 3 and 6 respectively at their lower ends, and at their upper ends to the bar 7. The braces 8 and 9 are secured together at 12, while the braces 10 and 11 are secured together at 13.

The carrier is formed by two parallel side pieces 14 and 15 bearing seats 16 which may be arranged in tandem or facing one another. The carrier thus formed is pivot ally suspended at its ends by means of suspension bars 17 and 18, the suspension bars at one end of the carrier being suspended from a rod 19 extending through the posts or supports 3 and 1, and the suspension bars at the opposite end being suspended from a rod 20 carried by the posts or supports 5 and 6. Strengthening braces 21 are provided near the upper ends of the suspension bars 17 and 18.

One set of suspension bars is extended be low the pivotal connection 22 with the carrier frame. To the end of these extended suspension bars is pivotally connected a pair of propulsion bars 23 and 24. The latter have connected with them at one or more points levers 25. These levers are formed by sepa rate pieces which are connected with the carrier frame. At the upper end of the levers'is a cross rod 26 which forms an operating handle, while at the lower ends are slats 27 which form foot rests for the occupant of the swing.

From the foregoing description of the various parts of the device, the operation thereof may be readily understood. The op erator 28, seated in the carrier with his hands on the bar 26 and his feet on the foot rest 29, pulls the handle 26 toward him and pushes with his feet. This tends to apply a force tothe suspension bars 17 and 18 to swing them outwardly. At the end of the upward movement the operator pushes on the bar 26, tending to propel the swing in the opposite direction. By alternately pushing and pulling. the swing acquires a greater movement.

It will be seen that the device described 2 herein is an improvement on my prior device in that fewer parts are required, and also greater clearance is provided around 7 The slats 27 offer protection to the operator of the swing, should his feet slip off from the main or central foot rest 29.

In order to provide for leg length adjustment for the operator, openings 30 are provided in the operating levers, by means of which the pivotal point of suspension of the levers from the carrier frame may be adjusted.

The swing, as described, may be used without the supporting posts, as, for instance, when it is used as a porch swing. In this instance, the suspension members 17 and 18 are secured by means of screw eyes 31, or in any other suitable manner, to the ceiling 32 of the porch, as shown in Fig. 2.

In both forms of the device it will be noted that the occupant of the swing may pass between the two hangers l7 and 18 at each end of the carrier when swinging high, whereas, if only a single hanger were used at each end of the carrier, the occupant would be caught between the hangers and the carrier at the extreme ends of move ment of the swing.

I claim:

1. A lawn swing having rigid supporting posts, said posts being arranged in converging pairs, means for rigidly connecting said posts togethen a carrier, suspension bars connected to said carrier at one end and to said supporting posts at the other end, certain of said suspension bars being extended below the carrier, a lever adjustably and pivotally connected to said carrier intermediate its length, and means engaging the lower endof said lever and the last named suspension. bars for cooperating with said lever in causing the oscillation of the swing.

2. A lawn swing having four supporting posts, said posts being arranged in pairs, the posts of each pair converging toward one another and one pair of posts converging toward the other pair, nieans rigidly connecting said converging posts together, a carrier, suspension bars pivotally secured to the carrier at one end and pivotally secured to the supporting posts at the other, certain oi said suspension bars being extended below the carrier, and means pivotally secured to the lower endsot said extended suspension bars and pivotally and adjustably secured to said carrier intermediate the length of the latter for causing the oscillation of the swing.

3. A lawn swing having tour inclined converging posts, an upper bar, means for rigidly connecting said supporting posts in pairs at the ends of said bar, crossed braces extending between the sri nporting posts ct opposite pairs, a carrier composed of a pair of horizontally disposed parallel sidebars connected at their ends by cross rods, four suspension bars arranged in pairs, the bars of each pair having their upper ends pivoted between a pair of said supporting posts and having pivotal connection *ith said carrier, the bars of one pair having their lower ends connected with the outer sides of the side bars of the carrier at one end of the latter, while the bars of the other pair are connected at a spaced distance from their lower ends with the opposite end of the carrier, said last named pair of spacing bars being longer than the first named pair to insure the can rier being maintained in horizontal position when at rest, lever comprising upright side bars adji'istably and pivotally connected intermediate their length with the side bars oi said carrier and a hand bar connectingthe upper ends of said upright side bars. and means engaging the lower end of said ex:- tended suspen ion bars and the lower ends of said. lever bars for cooperating with the latter to occasion the oscillation oi the swing.

-l-. A lawn swing having four incliuei'l couverging posts, an upper bar, means for rigidly connecting said supporting i osts in pairs at the ends of said oar, crossed braces extending between the supporting posts of opposite pairs. a carrier composed. of a pair of horizontally disposed parallel side bars connected at their ends by cross rods, four suspension bars arranged in pairs, the bars of each pair having their upper ends pivoted between a pair of said supporting posts and having pivotal connection with said carrier, the bars of one pair having their lower ends connected with the outer sides oi the side bars of the carrier at one end of the latter, while the bars of the other pair are connected at a spaced distance from their lower ends with the opposite end oi the carrier, said last named pair of spacing bars being longer than the first named pair to insure the carrier being maintained in horizontal position when at rest. a lever comprising upright side bars adj ustably and pivotally connected internied iatc their length with the side bars of said carrier and a hand bar connecting the upper ends of said upright side bars, seats mounted in the carrier at each side of the lever, and means engaging the lower ends of said extended suslfiension bars and the lower ends of said lever bars for cooperating with the latter to occasion the oscillation oil the swing, said last named means comprising side bars having footrests secured therebetween.

GEORGE HERMAN BUGENHAGEN.

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