Angled rotating merry go round
View Patent ↗An angled rotating play device is provided as a cantileveredly merry-go-round supported above the ground from below. A foot platform provides a location for one or more riders feet along a first rotation axis and is angled at an acute angle relative to a vertical axis. The vertical axis may also provide a second rotation axis. At least one of a plurality of supports connect to at least one hand hold above the foot platform whereby the hand hold and/or covers over the hand hold provide a maximum elevation of the device and may help users to shift their weight to self drive the device from the device.
1. An angled rotating play device comprising:
a first hub cantileveredly supported from below, said first hub angled at an acute angle greater than one degree and less than thirty degrees relative to a second axis with the first hub connected to a basket weld assembly with connectors and the connectors extend through a flange at the uppermost portion of the first hub
a first axis extending through the first hub at the acute angle;
a foot platform connected to the first hub rotatably disposed about the first axis, with the foot platform connected to the basket weld assembly and the connectors extend through the foot platform through the basket weld assembly to be connected to the flange of the first hub;
at least one support operably coupled to the hub and extending upwardly above the foot platform; and
at least one hand hold connected to the at least one support.
2. The angled rotating play device of claim 1 wherein the at least one support further comprises at least three supports equidistantly spaced from one another at the foot platform.
3. The angled rotating play device of claim 1 wherein the hub has an internal bearing assembly connected to a head, and the head is operably coupled to a post extending from a ground.
4. The angled rotating play device of claim 3 wherein the head supported on a shoulder connected to a second hub wherein the second hub is operably coupled to the post.
5. The angled rotating play device of claim 4 wherein the head is angled at the acute angle relative to the body.
6. The angled rotating play device of claim 5 wherein the second hub is rotatably disposed relative to the post extending along the first axis into the ground.
7. The angled rotating play device of claim 4 wherein the first hub is connected to a basket weld assembly and the basket weld assembly is welded to the at least one support and the foot platform is connected on top of the basket weld assembly.
8. The angled rotating play device of claim 7 further comprising cutouts through the foot platform through which at least one support passes through.
9. The angled rotating play device of claim 8 wherein the perimeter of platform provides a radius extending radially outwardly relative to the at least one support of the location wherein the at least one support passes by the foot platform.
10. The angled rotating play device of claim 1 wherein the foot platform and the at least one support rotate together.
11. An angled rotating play device comprising:
a first hub cantileveredly supported from below, said first hub angled at an acute angle greater than one degree and less than thirty degrees relative to a second axis;
a first axis extending through the first hub at the acute angle;
a foot platform connected to the first hub rotatably disposed about the first axis, at least one support operably coupled to the hub and extending upwardly above the foot platform; and
at least one hand hold provided as a portion of a ring connected to the at least one support, and the at least one support has a cover and the cover has a first channel which receives a portion of the ring therethrough with the first channel extending over and above the ring.
12. The angled rotating play device of claim 11 further comprising a second channel downwardly extending radially outwardly of the at least one support and receiving at least one support therein.
13. The angled rotating play device of claim 12 wherein the cover extends elevationally at least below the foot platform.
14. The angled rotating play device of claim 13 wherein connectors extend through at least one of the ring and the at least one support through one of the first and second channels to connect the cover to the device.
15. The angled rotating play device of claim 11 wherein the ring is circular and provides a constant radius relative to the rotation axis.
16. The angled rotating play device of claim 11 further comprising at least one cover and wherein one of the rings and the at least one cover provides a highest elevation of the device.