Climbing units that provide an enhanced play experience through the incorporation of any of a variety of elements including nets, suspended portions, and coupling elements, and to playground structures that contain those climbing units. In some embodiments, the climber unit may comprise one or more rigid portions and one or more net-containing portions connected end-to-end to produce a continuous climbing pathway. In other embodiments, the climber unit may comprise one or more rigid portions and one or more suspended portions connected end-to-end to produce a continuous climbing pathway. The suspended portion may be attached to adjacent rigid portions by flexible couplers, such that the suspended portion will move when a child climbs through it. In other embodiments, the climber unit may be mounted to an elevated playground structure such that there are no footers connecting the climber unit to the ground.

An at height safety system and method of use thereof An at height safety system is provided including detection apparatus for location at at least one required position or in at least one pre-determined area that is to be monitored in use. Identification means are provided on or associated with an item that is to be monitored in use. The detection apparatus includes first detection means arranged for detecting the presence of a person in use and at least second detection means arranged for detecting the identification means in use. Processing means are provided for processing one or more signals and/or data received from the first and/or at least second detection means.

A connector assembly for fastening a rope to a tubular frame includes a pair of sleeves extending inside the tubular frame through a pair of aligned holes. Each sleeve has a flange portion disposed outside the tubular frame and a tubular portion arranged inside the tubular frame. Each sleeve includes a pair of clips biased outwardly of the tubular portion and engaged with an inner surface of the tubular frame. Also, the connecting assembly includes an elongated member coupled with the rope, and extending inside of a first sleeve through a second sleeve. A nut member has a cap portion engaged with the flange portion of the first sleeve, and a hollow cylindrical portion extending inside the first sleeve. The elongated member is disposed, partly, inside and in threaded engagement with the hollow cylindrical portion.

The present disclosure is directed to climbing units that provide an enhanced play experience through the incorporation of any of a variety of elements including nets, suspended portions, and coupling elements, and to playground structures that contain those climbing units. In some embodiments, the climber unit may comprise one or more rigid portions and one or more net-containing portions connected end-to-end to produce a continuous climbing pathway. In other embodiments, the climber unit may comprise one or more rigid portions and one or more suspended portions connected end-to-end to produce a continuous climbing pathway. The suspended portion may be attached to adjacent rigid portions by flexible couplers, such that the suspended portion will move when a child climbs through it. In other embodiments, the climber unit may be mounted to an elevated playground structure such that there are no footers connecting the climber unit to the ground.

A piece of playground equipment is disclosed and includes a system for tensioning one or more cables. The system includes a cable retaining device having a cylindrical shaped body with threads disposed around an outer circumferential surface, the outer circumferential surface being interrupted in at least one location by one or more cable receiving channel. The system also includes a tightening sleeve into which the cable retaining device is configured to be threaded such that the cable retaining device moves as the tightening sleeve is rotated.

A piece of playground equipment is disclosed and includes a system for tensioning one or more cables. The system includes a cable retaining device having a cylindrical shaped body with threads disposed around an outer circumferential surface, the outer circumferential surface being interrupted in at least one location by one or more cable receiving channel. The system also includes a tightening sleeve into which the cable retaining device is configured to be threaded such that the cable retaining device moves as the tightening sleeve is rotated.

A play system includes a support structure, having a bottom end and a top end, vertically oriented relative to a surface such that the bottom end contacts the surface and the top end is above the surface. The play system includes a belt having flexible portions and rigid portions that forms an ascending structure around the inside of the support structure such that it ascends from the bottom end of the support structure to the top end of the support structure. The play system includes a plurality of clamps that couple the support structure and the belt.

A play system includes a support structure, having a bottom end and a top end, vertically oriented relative to a surface such that the bottom end contacts the surface and the top end is above the surface. The play system includes a belt having flexible portions and rigid portions that forms an ascending structure around the inside of the support structure such that it ascends from the bottom end of the support structure to the top end of the support structure. The play system includes a plurality of clamps that couple the support structure and the belt.

An amusement ride requires the participant to ascend to a platform for the beginning of the amusement ride via a single or a double helix ladder. The participants are tethered for safety. Operators attend the tether lines. The moving climbing wall surmounts an upper roller and a lower roller. One of the rollers is connected to a power source for movement of the moving climbing wall around the rollers. A controller controls the power source.

A braided bridge includes a mounting cable. The braided bridge further includes a first component configured to couple to the mounting cable, where the first spoke component includes one or more spokes and a second spoke component configured to couple to the mounting cable. The one or more spokes of the first spoke component are configured to fold and couple the second spoke component to the first spoke component.