Child's play set with a lift system
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1. A play set comprising:
- (a) a box-like structure with four walls each having a base wood member that together form a foot print that can rest on the ground wherein the box-like structure has no floor attached to it and no cross members spanning between the base members, wherein the height of the box-like structure is suitable for small children, and(b) a lift system comprising;
(i) four vertically positioned rectangular frame structures of a height chosen to raise the box-like structure a sufficient distance to provide a total interior height suitable for larger size children, and(ii) attachment means to fix the four vertically positioned rectangular frame structures into a four sided horizontal frame of a size to match the footprint of the base wood members of the box-like structure,wherein there are no cross members spanning the horizontal frame.
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Abstract
A child'"'"'s play set including a playhouse type structure attached to a swing set is provided with a lift system including a four sided horizontal frame sized to match the foot print of the playhouse where the playhouse has no floor allowing the size of the play structure to be increased to suit larger children with porch structures resting on frame extensions to abut and hold the base of the playhouse between them on the lift structure with frame structures to raise the swing support members to match a height suitable for the larger children.
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1. A play set comprising:
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(a) a box-like structure with four walls each having a base wood member that together form a foot print that can rest on the ground wherein the box-like structure has no floor attached to it and no cross members spanning between the base members, wherein the height of the box-like structure is suitable for small children, and (b) a lift system comprising; (i) four vertically positioned rectangular frame structures of a height chosen to raise the box-like structure a sufficient distance to provide a total interior height suitable for larger size children, and (ii) attachment means to fix the four vertically positioned rectangular frame structures into a four sided horizontal frame of a size to match the footprint of the base wood members of the box-like structure, wherein there are no cross members spanning the horizontal frame. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A lift system for a play set that includes a box-like structure with four walls each having a base wood member that together form a foot print that can rest on the ground, wherein the box-like structure has no floor, attached to it and wherein the height of the box-like structure is suitable for small children, the lift system comprising:
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(a) four vertically positioned rectangular frame structures of a height chosen to raise the box-like structure a sufficient distance to provide a total interior height suitable for larger size children, (b) attachment means to fix the four verticallly positioned rectangular frame structures into a four sided horizontal frame of a size to match the footprint of the base wood members of the box-like structure, (c) added lengths of two of the vertically positioned rectangular frame structure from each end to form two longer vertically positioned rectangular frame structures, so that the added lengths of the two longer vertically postioned frame structures extend outwardly from the horizontal frame at each end forming a horizontal shape of a Roman Numeral two, (d) two porch structures constructed to allow a person to stand on the porch member, and (e) two porch attachment means to structurally attach the porch members on top of the added lengths of the vertically positioned rectangular frame structures and abut and hold the base wood members of the box-like structure between the porch structures. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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