Angled Trampoline Court Layout for Dynamic Two-Player Basketball
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing trampoline basketball court designs do not effectively accommodate multiple players and dynamic gameplay elements, such as angled trampolines and varied goal orientations, which limits the complexity and engagement of the game.
Innovation Solution
A trampoline basketball court with a unique arrangement of multiple trampolines in a regular pattern, featuring angled side trampolines, a central partition, and adjustable goal orientations, allowing players to jump between trampolines and alternate between scoring opportunities, incorporating safety features like enclosure panels and supportive legs.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple trampolines are arranged in a regular pattern with angled side trampolines, then gameplay complexity and player engagement are enhanced, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The court is divided into multiple player sections (first player section, second player section), each with its own middle trampoline and side trampolines. This segmentation allows independent gameplay zones while maintaining overall system coherence, resolving the contradiction by organizing complexity into manageable segments.
Solution Approach 2:
The side trampolines are arranged at angles (20°-50°) relative to the middle trampoline rather than being parallel, introducing angular dimensionality to the layout. This angular arrangement creates varied movement paths and scoring angles, enhancing gameplay complexity without requiring completely different trampoline types.
2Reliability
If enclosure panels and support structures are added for safety, then player safety is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The terminal enclosure panels are integrated with the terminal frame members, and the partition panel is mounted between the player sections using the existing frame structure. By merging safety elements with structural elements, the patent provides comprehensive safety coverage without proportionally increasing overall device complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The terminal frame members serve dual purposes: providing structural support for the trampolines and serving as mounting structures for the terminal enclosure panels. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate safety structures, thereby improving safety while minimizing additional complexity.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple goals are mounted with varied orientations, then scoring variety and engagement are enhanced, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Different goals are positioned at specific locations with different orientations: first player goal and second player goal are mounted on opposite sides of the partition, while first player right side goal and left side goal are positioned laterally. This localized variation in goal orientation provides scoring variety without requiring a completely complex reconfiguration system.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enhances gameplay experience by enabling two-player competition with dynamic movement and varied scoring challenges, while ensuring safety through strategic enclosure and support structures, allowing for more complex and engaging game scenarios.
Implementation Method 1
trampoline springs connecting between the trampoline bed and the trampoline frame. The tension of the springs allows rebounding
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AI summary
A trampoline court has a trampoline frame providing a frame for multiple trampolines arranged in a regular pattern including a first player section, and a second player section. The first player section includes a first player middle trampoline bounded by a pair of first player side trampolines. A first player right trampoline extends to the right of the first player middle trampoline and a first player trampoline extends to the left of the first player middle trampoline. The first player middle trampoline is generally horizontal. The first player side trampolines are angled toward each other relative to the first player middle trampoline.