My POINT was that parks don't have swings on branches. At least no park I've ever seen.
Even you apparently had to find a random picture on the internet. They must be sooo easy to find by going outside.
Edit: I think you are mistaking me for the parent comment-er. Notice I'm not him/her and my argument was only about not finding swings on branches at PARKS (because that's who I responded to).
"A method of swinging on a swing, the method comprising the steps of: a) suspending a seat for supporting a user between only two chains that are hung from a tree branch; b) positioning a user on the seat so that the user is facing a direction perpendicular to the tree branch; c) having the user pull alternately on one chain to induce movement of the user and the swing toward one side, and then on the other chain to induce movement of the user and the swing toward the other side; and d) repeating step c) to create side-to-side swinging motion, relative to the user, that is parallel to the tree branch."
Now go find prior art for this where it shows steps a, b, c, d. Not easy anymore is it?
I'm not sure what it matters if said invention is in one of various settings with repsect to prior art. Ultimately, the fact that it took 1/10 of a second to find an example of experimenters on a substantially similar context in a backyard makes this whole thing seem rather trivial. The variation of seat type or suspension technology is trivial, as are the N possible ways of generating momentum (a/k/a swinging).
Notice I didn't respond to that guy, I responded to the guy saying you'd find prior art at a park. I wasn't denying prior art existed, just NOT AT A PARK.
The pedantic difference between hanging a swing from a tree branch or from a metal frame does in fact play a major role in determining whether the patent would apply or not.
...What? He was saying that there are no swings hanging from branches in parks... He isn't saying prior art doesn't exist, just that it doesn't exist in parks. It is a clearly pointless and erroneous pedantic tangent. What are you on about now?
I wasn't even saying there isn't a park with swings hung from trees. As a guy with a young kid, I see a lot of parks. In two entirely different states. Saying "walk down the street and you'll see one" is false in both states. I've never seen a single one.
You don't need to go to the [...] Saved you some trouble. =]