Trampoline Net Post Assembly With Tensioned Safety Net
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing trampolines require cumbersome assembly operations involving multiple fasteners, leading to assembly errors and increased difficulty, especially in connecting protective net support posts and nets, which are time-consuming and risky.
Innovation Solution
An easy-to-assemble trampoline design featuring net support posts with elastic bands for tensioned net connections, integrated awnings, and water spray nozzles, allowing for rapid assembly and enhanced safety through elastic cushioning and water cooling.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If protective net support posts are connected to tubular loop members using screws or U-bolts, then the connection is secure, but the assembly operation becomes cumbersome and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the traditional mechanical fastening system (screws, U-bolts, glass fiber rods) with an insertion-based system. The net support posts are designed to be directly inserted into the tubular loop members, eliminating the need for multiple fasteners and tools, thus simplifying assembly while maintaining connection reliability
Solution Approach 2:
The invention extracts and removes the complex fastening components (screws, U-bolts, glass fiber rods) from the assembly system, retaining only the essential insertion mechanism. This reduction in components directly addresses the cumbersome assembly operation problem
2Reliability
If multiple fasteners are used to connect protective net support posts and nets, then the connection is secure, but the assembly time increases and assembly errors become more likely
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the multi-step mechanical fastening process with a single insertion action. The net support posts are designed with dimensions and shapes that allow direct insertion into the tubular loop members, eliminating the time-consuming process of selecting, positioning, and fastening multiple components
Solution Approach 2:
The invention segments the connection system into modular components with standardized interfaces. The net support posts and tubular loop members are designed as separate, pre-configured units that connect through simple insertion, allowing for rapid assembly without requiring multiple fastening operations
3Reliability
If glass fiber rods are used to connect protective nets to net support posts, then the connection is achieved, but the assembly operation becomes more difficult and error-prone
Solution Approach 1:
The invention completely removes glass fiber rods from the connection system. Instead of using these separate connecting elements, the patent designs the net support posts and protective nets to connect directly through the insertion mechanism, eliminating an entire category of components and their associated assembly steps
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges the functions of multiple separate components (net support posts, connectors, and net attachment mechanisms) into an integrated insertion system. This consolidation eliminates the need for glass fiber rods and other intermediate connectors, simplifying both the structure and assembly process
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Facilitates quick and reliable assembly of net support posts and nets, ensures safer use with multi-point cushioning, and reduces assembly time by integrating components like awnings and water spray features.
Implementation Method 1
elastic net support bands respectively coupled to the net support posts, urging the net support posts and the protective net toward one another
Implementation Method 2
spray nozzles to direct water into an internal chamber defined by a protective net, a rebounding mat, and an awning
Data Source
AI summary
There is presented an easy-to-assemble trampoline kit, providing improved assembly complexity and reducing assembly time over prior approaches, while also enhancing stability and user safety. Aspects of the present invention include: a support frame for mounting a rebounding mat and a protective net, net support posts for mounting and positioning the protective net; wherein lower ends of the net support posts are inserted into connection joints of the support frame, and the protective net is connected to the net support posts such that the protective net is in a tensioned state. Also provided with the trampoline are water spray nozzles to enhance user enjoyment of the trampoline. Such an easy-to-assemble trampoline allows for a convenient assembly operation of the net support posts on a trampoline, and a convenient connection between the protective net and the net support posts, which is conducive to efficient trampoline assembly and safety.