spring rider

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A spring rider or spring rocker is a bouncy, outdoors playing device, invented in the 1960s in Italy by the company Pozza.{{Cite web |last=alessandro |date=2024-03-01 |title=La Storia di Pozza: |url=https://www.pozza.it/non-categorizzato/la-storia-di-pozza/ |access-date=2024-06-06 |website=Pozza 1865 Srl |language=it-IT}} It mainly consists of a metal spring beneath a plastic or wooden central beam or flange, with 1 to 4 plastic or fiberglass seats above it. When a person sits on it, the structure moves and bounces. Spring riders are common in many playgrounds. They are often designed to look like an animal or a vehicle.

Prior to this, the horse spring toy was patented in 1956 in Pasco, Washington.{{cite web|url=https://patents.google.com/patent/US2746754A/en|title=Spring mounted rocking horse|publisher=|via=Google Patents}}

This toy is commonly known as a rocking horse or spring toy. This is because it has a great resemblance to these things.