WO2012167300A1 - Trampolines - Google Patents

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WO2012167300A1
WO2012167300A1 PCT/AU2011/000711 AU2011000711W WO2012167300A1 WO 2012167300 A1 WO2012167300 A1 WO 2012167300A1 AU 2011000711 W AU2011000711 W AU 2011000711W WO 2012167300 A1 WO2012167300 A1 WO 2012167300A1
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Joe ANDON
Wei Yang
David EAGER
Michael Connolly
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Vuly Pty Ltd
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Priority to US13/828,798 priority patent/US9089732B2/en
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B5/00—Apparatus for jumping
    • A63B5/11—Trampolines
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B71/00—Games or sports accessories not covered in groups A63B1/00 - A63B69/00
    • A63B71/0054—Features for injury prevention on an apparatus, e.g. shock absorbers

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  • This invention relates to trampolines.
  • the invention has particular application to recreational trampolines but it may have application to sporting trampolines as well.
  • trampolines For many years recreational trampolines have typically included a tubular steel frame which is supported on spaced apart legs with a flexible jumping mat secured to the frame by a large number of spaced apart extension springs which extend and contract as a person jumps on the mat in order to give "bounce".
  • the springs are usually connected to the tubular steel frame at one end via radial slots provided therein and to the mat via hooks or the like at the other end.
  • trampolines can be made in many shapes, circular is probably the most popular in which case the frame is generally constructed of arcuate segments of round tube which are joined together in a spigot and socket arrangement with the end portion of one segment sliding into the end portion of the adjacent segment.
  • playground trampolines typically include a padded safety barrier (or "padding") extending about the mat and covering the springs and the spaces therebetween.
  • the padding is typically tied to the mat . and/or the frame by ribbon ties or the like.
  • Such trampolines typically include a safety barrier (or "net”) extending about the mat frame and attached to posts upstanding therefrom to prevent users from falling off the trampoline.
  • trampolines Other forms of trampolines known as "soft edged trampolines" which do not require a frame about the edge of the jumping mat and do not use extension springs to support the mat have heen developed in recent years.
  • the mat is typically supported on a large number of- circumferentially spaced fibreglass rods which extend upwards, outwards and forwards around the mat from a frame under the mat and are connected to the edge of the mat at their upper ends.
  • the rods are flexible and resilient so as to bend downwards and inwards as a person's weight comes onto the mat during jumping and to return to the original position as the weight comes off the mat.
  • the present invention is aimed at providing another type of trampoline which is reliable and efficient in use and which does not require extension springs to secure the jumping mat to the frame.
  • the invention is also aimed at providing a trampoline which can be efficiently manufactured.
  • the invention in one aspect resides broadly in a trampoline including:
  • a jumping mat operatively connected to said plates for movement therewith and supported thereby above said frame .
  • a flexible and resilient rod or tube extends about the periphery of the jumping mat and is ' connected thereto for movement therewith and also operatively connected to said plates for movement therewith.
  • Such rod or tube may be in the form of connected or unconnected (or disconnected) segments and preferably segments are connected to the plates at their mid points so that each segment extends the same, distance beyond both sides of the plates.
  • the connection ideally allows for relative movement between segments as the mat moves up and down while a user is jumping thereon.
  • the mat is connected to a plurality of unconnected rod segments extending about its periphery and those rod segments are in turn connected to adjacent rod segments which are connected to said flexible and resilient plates.
  • Fig. 1 is a pictorial representation of a trampoline according to the invention
  • Fig. 2 is a pictorial representation of the trampoline of Fig. 1 with the. mat removed for clarity;
  • Fig. 3 is a front elevation of the trampoline of Fig. 1;
  • Fig. 4 is a .top plan of the trampoline of Fig. 1;
  • Fig. 5 is a bottom plan of the trampoline ox Fig. 1;
  • Fig. 6 is a plan of the trampoline of Fig. 1 with the net removed for clarity
  • Fig. 7 is a bottom plan of the trampoline of Fig. 1 with net and legs removed;
  • Fig. 8 is an elevation of the trampoline of Fig. 1 with net and legs removed;
  • Fig. 9 is a plan of a section of the edge of the mat.
  • Fig. 10 is a pictorial representation of . a leaf spring component of the trampoline of Fig. 1;
  • Fig. 11 is an end elevation of the leaf spring component of Fig. 10;
  • Fig. 12 is a front elevation of the leaf spring component of Fig. 10.
  • Fig. 13 is a rear elevation of the leaf spring component of Fig. 10.
  • the trampoline 10 illustrated in Fig. 1 includes a circular frame 11 constructed of 65mm round steel tube which ' is supported on eight angularly spaced legs 12 each of Which is connected to the frame by opposed leg mounts 13 and pairs of adjacent legs are connected by a horizontal member at their lower ends.
  • a jumping mat 14 is operatively connected to the frame 11 via sixteen equally angularly spaced leaf springs 21 which extend upwardly and curve outwardly from the frame.
  • the leaf springs 21 are rigidly secured to the frame by three bolts 22 which pass through suitable bolt holes formed in the frame. .
  • the upper end of the leaf spring is folded back on itself to form a saddle clamp 23 which wraps around a short steel tube 24 in which a segment of fibreglass rod- 26 is fitted and secured therein by a suitable flexible adhesive as can be seen in Figs. 10 to 13.
  • the sixteen fibreglass segments 26 together form an outer disconnected ring 27 about the mat with the ends of adjacent segment being slightly spaced apart.
  • the segments are slidably connected by plastic sleeves which allow sufficient relative movement towards and away from other to accommodate changes in diameter of the disconnected ring while a user is jumping on the mat.
  • a second disconnected ring 31 within ring 27 is formed by another sixteen fibreglass rod segments 32 which are connected to the periphery of the mat 14 by wire hooks 33 in a manner similar to that in which ' the extension springs are connected to the mat in the known trampolines.
  • the two rings are secured together by loop ties 34 formed of rubber or other suitable flexible and resilient material to form two generally concentric rings which at rest lie generally in the horizontal plane containing the mat.
  • a safety net 41 extends fully about the net 14 as can be seen in Fig, 1 and is secured to the mat at its lower edge 42 by circumferentially spaced -'D" hooks which connect to the loops 33 provided at the periphery of the mat.
  • the net is connected at its upper edge 46 to the upper end of circumferentially spaced posts 44.
  • the safety net has a vinyl plastic border strip 47 along its lower edge with circumferentially spaced slits 48 provided therein and respective D hooks pass through the slits so as to secure the net thereto.
  • the posts 44 are formed of steel tube and a post is coupled to each leg mount by a pivot pin 51 for limited in and out pivoting movement relative to the mat about a horizontal axis against a leaf spring 52.
  • the net posts are connected to the net at their upper ends by a packet 53.
  • the safety net may be coupled to the posts intermediate the upper and lower edges by rubber straps or similar flexible and resilient ties and also may be connected to each other by a, fibreglass ring of the same diameter as the mat.

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Abstract

Trampoline comprenant un cadre monté sur plusieurs pieds espacés les uns des autres, une pluralité de plaques souples et résilientes, espacées les unes des autres, reliées au cadre en opposition au mouvement relatif intermédiaire et s'étendant vers le haut à partir du cadre, et une toile de saut qui est reliée fonctionnellement aux plaques pour se déplacer avec celles-ci et supportée par les plaques au-dessus du cadre.
PCT/AU2011/000711 2011-06-09 2011-06-09 Trampolines Ceased WO2012167300A1 (fr)

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US13/828,798 US9089732B2 (en) 2011-06-09 2013-03-14 Trampolines

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AU2012101859B4 (en) * 2011-06-16 2013-11-07 Board & Batten International Inc Trampoline
US20140336005A1 (en) * 2011-12-23 2014-11-13 Board & Batten International Inc. Trampoline Rod
USD717899S1 (en) * 2014-01-09 2014-11-18 Samuel Chen Inflatable trampoline pad with enclosure
WO2015074097A1 (fr) * 2013-11-19 2015-05-28 Vuly Property Pty Ltd Trampolines
WO2015074111A1 (fr) * 2013-11-19 2015-05-28 Vuly Property Pty Ltd Trampoline
WO2015100466A1 (fr) * 2013-12-03 2015-07-09 Vuly Pty Ltd Trampolines
WO2015157828A1 (fr) * 2014-04-17 2015-10-22 Vuly Property Pty Ltd Trampoline
WO2015172198A1 (fr) * 2014-05-16 2015-11-19 Vuly Property Pty Ltd Toit pour trampoline
WO2016000036A1 (fr) * 2014-06-30 2016-01-07 Vuly Property Pty Ltd Enceinte de trampoline
WO2018192135A1 (fr) * 2017-04-19 2018-10-25 东莞市伍哥实业有限公司 Trampoline muni de tiges souples pratiques à installer et à retirer
EA032024B1 (ru) * 2012-12-07 2019-03-29 Вьюли Пти Лтд Батуты
EP3546031A4 (fr) * 2017-04-19 2019-12-18 Dongguan Wuge Industrial Co., Ltd Trampoline
WO2021120569A1 (fr) * 2019-12-20 2021-06-24 王永琪 Trampoline en forme de cuvette stable
WO2023015634A1 (fr) * 2021-08-10 2023-02-16 王思琪 Dispositif multifonctionnel assurant un support et une protection pendant des activités de rampement, en position assise, en position allongée et de saut

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WO2009061217A2 (fr) * 2007-11-05 2009-05-14 Board & Batten International Inc Trampoline

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US4863156A (en) * 1986-02-11 1989-09-05 Weslo, Inc. Trampoline suspension system
WO2003043704A1 (fr) * 2001-11-20 2003-05-30 Board & Batten International Inc. Fixation de bord destinee a des trampolines a bords souples
WO2009061217A2 (fr) * 2007-11-05 2009-05-14 Board & Batten International Inc Trampoline

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AU2012101859B4 (en) * 2011-06-16 2013-11-07 Board & Batten International Inc Trampoline
US20140336005A1 (en) * 2011-12-23 2014-11-13 Board & Batten International Inc. Trampoline Rod
EA032024B1 (ru) * 2012-12-07 2019-03-29 Вьюли Пти Лтд Батуты
CN105960266A (zh) * 2013-11-19 2016-09-21 瓦力资产有限公司 蹦床
WO2015074111A1 (fr) * 2013-11-19 2015-05-28 Vuly Property Pty Ltd Trampoline
WO2015074097A1 (fr) * 2013-11-19 2015-05-28 Vuly Property Pty Ltd Trampolines
CN105960266B (zh) * 2013-11-19 2019-08-02 瓦力资产有限公司 蹦床
WO2015100466A1 (fr) * 2013-12-03 2015-07-09 Vuly Pty Ltd Trampolines
USD717899S1 (en) * 2014-01-09 2014-11-18 Samuel Chen Inflatable trampoline pad with enclosure
WO2015157828A1 (fr) * 2014-04-17 2015-10-22 Vuly Property Pty Ltd Trampoline
WO2015172198A1 (fr) * 2014-05-16 2015-11-19 Vuly Property Pty Ltd Toit pour trampoline
CN106488788A (zh) * 2014-05-16 2017-03-08 瓦力资产有限公司 蹦床顶
AU2016101832B4 (en) * 2014-05-16 2017-07-06 Vuly Ip Holdings No. 2 Pty Ltd Trampoline and trampoline cover
WO2016000036A1 (fr) * 2014-06-30 2016-01-07 Vuly Property Pty Ltd Enceinte de trampoline
WO2018192135A1 (fr) * 2017-04-19 2018-10-25 东莞市伍哥实业有限公司 Trampoline muni de tiges souples pratiques à installer et à retirer
EP3546031A4 (fr) * 2017-04-19 2019-12-18 Dongguan Wuge Industrial Co., Ltd Trampoline
WO2021120569A1 (fr) * 2019-12-20 2021-06-24 王永琪 Trampoline en forme de cuvette stable
WO2023015634A1 (fr) * 2021-08-10 2023-02-16 王思琪 Dispositif multifonctionnel assurant un support et une protection pendant des activités de rampement, en position assise, en position allongée et de saut

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