Spring Enclosed Trampoline
OwnerSamuel Cheninventor
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Abstract
A spring enclosure trampoline includes a trampoline bed connected across a horizontal frame member. The trampoline bed is supported by a plurality of springs. Trampoline legs support the horizontal frame member above a ground surface. A trampoline enclosure supports a trampoline enclosure net from a spring enclosure netting support. The trampoline enclosure surrounds the trampoline bed and the trampoline enclosure is supported on a trampoline pole. The spring enclosure netting support is formed as a leaf spring. The leaf spring is flexible in a horizontal direction and in a vertical direction. A leaf spring vertical dimension is greater than the leaf spring horizontal dimension. A horizontal spring constant of the leaf spring, and a vertical spring constant of the leaf spring are different.
Claims14
A spring enclosure trampoline comprising:
- a. a trampoline bed connected across a horizontal frame member, wherein the trampoline bed is supported by a plurality of springs;
- b. trampoline legs supporting the horizontal frame member above a ground surface;
- c. a trampoline enclosure supporting a trampoline enclosure net from a spring enclosure netting support, wherein the trampoline enclosure surrounds the trampoline bed and wherein the trampoline enclosure is supported on a trampoline pole, wherein the spring enclosure netting support is formed as a leaf spring, wherein the leaf spring is flexible in a horizontal direction and in a vertical direction, wherein a leaf spring vertical dimension is greater than the leaf spring horizontal dimension, wherein the leaf spring is formed as an elongated strip;
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- d. a horizontal spring constant of the leaf spring, and a vertical spring constant of the leaf spring, wherein the horizontal spring constant is less than the vertical spring constant so that the leaf spring is resiliently flexible in a vertical direction and in a horizontal direction, but is more stiff in a vertical direction;
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- e. an enclosure sleeve of the trampoline enclosure, wherein the trampoline enclosure net is suspended from the enclosure sleeve.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.