Surfing simulator
AssigneeJens-Peter Jungclaussen
InventorJens-Peter Jungclaussen
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Abstract
An apparatus and method of using the same for simulating surfing skateboarding, snowboarding or the like. The apparatus comprises a platform capable of supporting a user such as a continuous elastic surface such as trampoline or similar. A support is coupled to the platform for holding the platform. The apparatus further comprises a bearing or similar assembly coupled to the support for allowing the platform to rotate about an axis which is displaced a distance from the user while standing atop the platform during simulation thus simulating bottom and top turns. The apparatus further comprises a stand coupled to the bearing for securely supporting the bearing and tilting the axis of rotation.
Claims17
A platform-on-a-platform apparatus comprising:
- a top platform that includes:
- a) a surface capable of supporting a user;
- b) a fixed-height support coupled to the surface for holding the surface, wherein the fixed height support comprises a plurality of same-height legs;
- c) a bearing coupled to the fixed-height support for allowing the surface to rotate about an axis;
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- a bottom platform that includes:
- d) a tilted stand upon which the top platform is disposed, the tilted stand being coupled to the bearing for securely supporting the bearing at an angle that is askew relative to level and allowing the top platform to rotate about a tilted axis, wherein the tilted axis is askew relative to level.
A platform-on-a-platform apparatus configured to be coupled to a trampoline, to create an apparatus to simulate surfing, the platform-on-a-platform apparatus comprising:
- a top platform that includes:
- a) a frame for coupling to a circular trampoline;
- b) a fixed-height support coupled to the frame, wherein the fixed-height support comprises a plurality of same-height legs for coupling to the trampoline;
- c) a bearing coupled to the fixed height support for allowing the trampoline to rotate about an axis;
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- a bottom platform that includes:
- d) a tilted stand upon which the top platform is disposed, the tilted stand being coupled to the bearing for securely supporting the bearing at an angle that is askew relative to level and allowing the top platform to rotate about a tilted axis, wherein the tilted axis is askew relative to level.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.