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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 1996
Filed:
Sep. 15, 1995
Applicant:
Inventor:
Dwight C Shaneour, Hillsdale, MI (US);
Assignee:
The Shane Group, Inc., Hillsdale, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E04C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
527363 ; 527201 ; 24278 ; 472-4 ;
Abstract
A playground structural member characterized by its economy of manufacture, durability and colorfastness consisting of an elongated steel tube core encapsulated within an envelope formed of recycled synthetic plastic, preferably of the polyethylene type. The upper end of the structural member includes a bulbous head, and the lower length is of a cylindrical configuration adapted to receive brackets having attachment tabs whereby the structural members may function as supporting columns for playground apparatus.