I suspect this started as a joke. Steven Olson applied for a patent on a method for swinging on a swing. The patent appears to be quite narrow, covering only swings suspended from horizontal tree limbs, and swinging from side-to-side, “Tarzan style”. I'd imagine that Mr. Olson had no expectation that the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office would actually approve and issue his patent. But they did!
I think we need some reforms in the USPTO...
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