Trampoline enclosure and pad system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9682264-B1
Application number	US-201615285800-A
Country	US
Kind code	B1
Filing date	Oct 5, 2016
Priority date	Aug 4, 2016
Publication date	Jun 20, 2017
Grant date	Jun 20, 2017

Abstract

A trampoline comprising a trampoline frame having legs. The trampoline frame has a trampoline frame horizontal portion. A trampoline bed is suspended across the trampoline frame horizontal portion. Springs extend between the trampoline frame and trampoline bed. An enclosure is connected to the trampoline frame. The enclosure has an enclosure upper support. The enclosure supports an enclosure net. A pad system covers the springs. The pad system includes a wall pad extending upwardly from the springs and terminating at a pad system apex. The pad system further includes a buttress pad connected to the pad system apex at an apex angle from the wall pad, which is defined as an angle between a wall pad outside surface and the buttress pad. The buttress pad extends downwardly to cover at least partially the trampoline frame horizontal portion.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A trampoline comprising:
a. a trampoline frame having legs, wherein the trampoline frame has a trampoline frame horizontal portion;
b. a trampoline bed suspended across the trampoline frame horizontal portion;
c. springs extending between the trampoline frame and trampoline bed;
d. an enclosure connected to the trampoline frame, wherein the enclosure has an enclosure upper support, wherein the enclosure supports an enclosure net; and
e. a pad system covering the springs, wherein the pad system includes a wall pad extending upwardly from the springs and terminating at a pad system apex, and wherein the pad system further includes a buttress pad connected to the pad system apex at an apex angle from the wall pad, which is defined as an angle between a wall pad outside surface and the buttress pad, wherein the buttress pad extends downwardly to cover at least partially, the trampoline frame horizontal portion, wherein the enclosure net is double layered with an outside enclosure net parallel to an inside enclosure net, wherein the outside enclosure net and the inside enclosure net have a different weave structure.

2. The trampoline of claim 1 , further including a spring cover extending between the buttress pad and the wall pad, wherein a pad system hollow is formed between the buttress pad and the wall pad and the spring cover.

3. The trampoline of claim 2 , wherein the spring cover is formed as a padded spring cover.

4. The trampoline of claim 2 , wherein the spring cover is formed as a sheet spring cover.

5. The trampoline of claim 1 , wherein the outside enclosure net has larger net openings than the inside enclosure net.

6. The trampoline of claim 5 , wherein the inside enclosure net has net openings that are less than 1 cm and the outside enclosure net has net openings that are greater than 1 cm.

7. The trampoline of claim 1 , wherein the apex angle is an acute angle that is less than 60°.

8. The trampoline of claim 7 , further including a spring cover extending between the buttress pad and the wall pad, wherein a pad system hollow is formed between the buttress pad and the wall pad and the spring cover.

9. The trampoline of claim 8 , wherein the spring cover is formed as a padded spring cover.

10. The trampoline of claim 9 , wherein the spring cover is formed as a sheet spring cover.

11. The trampoline of claim 9 , wherein the enclosure net is double layered with an outside enclosure net parallel to an inside enclosure net, wherein the outside enclosure net and the inside enclosure net have a different weave structure.

12. The trampoline of claim 11 , wherein the outside enclosure net has larger net openings than the inside enclosure net.

13. The trampoline of claim 11 , wherein the inside enclosure net has net openings that are less than 1 cm and the outside enclosure net has net openings that are greater than 1 cm.

14. The trampoline of claim 1 , further including a step, wherein the step is formed as a plank and forms a part of the spring cover, wherein the step is located over the springs.

15. A trampoline comprising:
a. a trampoline frame having legs, wherein the trampoline frame has a trampoline frame horizontal portion;
b. a trampoline bed suspended across the trampoline frame horizontal portion;
c. springs extending between the trampoline frame and trampoline bed;
d. an enclosure connected to the trampoline frame, wherein the enclosure has an enclosure upper support, wherein the enclosure supports an enclosure net; and
e. a pad system covering the springs, wherein the enclosure net is double layered with an outside enclosure net parallel to an inside enclosure net.

16. The trampoline of claim 15 , wherein the outside enclosure net and the inside enclosure net have a different weave structure.

17. The trampoline of claim 16 , wherein the outside enclosure net has larger net openings than the inside enclosure net.

18. The trampoline of claim 17 , wherein the inside enclosure net has net openings that are less than 1 cm and the outside enclosure net has net openings that are greater than 1 cm.

Assignees

• Chen Samuel

Inventors

• Chen Samuel

Classifications

• A63B5/11 Primary

  Trampolines · CPC title

• A63B71/04

  for small-room or indoor sporting games · CPC title

• A63B2071/009

  Protective housings covering the working parts of the apparatus · CPC title

• A63B71/022

  Backstops, cages, enclosures or the like, e.g. for spectator protection, for arresting balls · CPC title

• A63B71/0054

  Features for injury prevention on an apparatus, e.g. shock absorbers (mats or the like for absorbing shocks for jumping A63B6/00) · CPC title