Climbing walls

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9545555-B2
Application number	US-201313839688-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 15, 2013
Priority date	Oct 15, 2012
Publication date	Jan 17, 2017
Grant date	Jan 17, 2017

Abstract

An example climbing wall includes: a frame; a plurality of climbing panels connected to the frame; and a plurality of holds, each of the plurality of holds connected to at least one of the plurality of climbing panels with a t-nut, the t-nut including: a flange in contact with the at least one plurality of climbing panels, and a plurality of splines embedded within the at least one climbing panels.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A climbing wall comprising:
a frame, a portion of which is secured to an upward-facing surface;
a plurality of climbing panels connected to the frame, the plurality of climbing panels comprising at least a first climbing panel and a second climbing panel, the first climbing panel extending vertically below the upward-facing surface to which the frame is secured; and
a plurality of holds, each of the plurality of holds connected to one of the plurality of climbing panels;
wherein the frame is divided into a plurality of sections, and
wherein the frame includes one or more hinges located at the intersection of the first climbing panel and the second climbing panel, the first climbing panel being foldable to render the plurality of holds connected to at least the first climbing panel inaccessible.

2. The climbing wall of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of climbing panels are constructed of a transparent material.

3. The climbing wall of claim 1 , further comprising a timing system.

4. The climbing wall of claim 1 , further comprising at least one water jet, the water jet arranged to direct a stream of water toward a climber.

5. The climbing wall of claim 1 , further comprising a zip line connected to a top of the frame.

6. The climbing wall of claim 1 , further comprising at least one actuator arranged to adjust an inclination angle of the climbing wall.

7. The climbing wall of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of holds comprise holds of differing colors, wherein holds of a single color represent a difficulty level.

8. The climbing wall of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of climbing panels are coated with a UV protective coating.

9. The climbing wall of claim 1 , wherein one or more of the plurality of climbing panels is coated with a scratch-resistant material.

10. The climbing wall of claim 1 , wherein the upward-facing surface is a pool deck.

11. The climbing wall of claim 10 , wherein at least a portion of the first climbing panel is submerged in the pool.

Assignees

• Everlast Climbing Ind Inc

Inventors

• Sudeith Timothy S
• Whitney Tracy L
• Kidd John D
• Tiffin Benjamin C

Classifications

• A63B2225/60

  Apparatus used in water · CPC title

• A63B69/0048 Primary

  for mountaineering, e.g. climbing-walls, grip elements for climbing-walls · CPC title

• Y10T29/49826

  Assembling or joining · CPC title