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<p>A spring rider or spring rocker is a bouncy, outdoors <a href="/facts/Play_(activity)/72zJ5jYn">playing</a> device, invented in the 1960s in <a href="/facts/Italy/tUf0PDYF">Italy</a> by the company Pozza. It mainly consists of a metal <a href="/facts/Spring_(device)/jknGXzTq">spring</a> beneath a plastic or wooden central beam or flange, with 1 to 4 <a href="/facts/Plastic/Kla5QItn">plastic</a> or <a href="/facts/Fiberglass/T6MtJ4ep">fiberglass</a> seats above it. When a person sits on it, the structure moves and bounces. Spring riders are common in many <a href="/facts/Playground/7cmjTh0I">playgrounds</a>. They are often designed to look like an animal or a vehicle. </p><p>Prior to this, the horse spring toy was <a href="/facts/Patent/LjT2bG3A">patented</a> in 1956 in <a href="/facts/Pasco%2c_Washington/0pKKUwsW">Pasco, Washington</a>. This toy is commonly known as a rocking horse or spring toy. This is because it has a great resemblance to these things. </p>