ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,605,580, issued on April 21.
"Pyramid shaped playground climbing apparatus" was invented by Quinn Kota Johnson (Brighton, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A piece of playground equipment, such as a climbing device is provided which includes one or more sides. The playground equipment defines a pyramidal shape with a closed point extending downward to an open rectangular base. Each side includes a different interactive component, such as climbing holds, climbing rope, vine climbers, protrusions, and/or other interactive components. In one version, the playground equipment includes three (3) sides each including a support surface and ...