ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,636,586, issued on May 26.

"Swing apparatus" was invented by Jimmy Morrison (Springville, Utah) and Nathan Thompson (Twin Falls, Idaho).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A swing apparatus includes an inner compartment comprising an inner tube, a covering that is configured to cover the inner compartment, and at least two straps including a first strap and a second strap that are each secured to a bottom of the covering and which are configured to extend above the covering and inner compartment with at least two attachment couplings. A first end of the first strap is coupled to a first end of the second strap to form the first attachment coupl...