Trampoline Pad System with Buttress Angles and Double-Layer Netting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current trampoline enclosure and pad systems do not adequately address the need for enhanced safety and user retention, as they often rely on traditional foam blocks and simple netting configurations that can be improved for better impact absorption and user protection.
Innovation Solution
A trampoline system featuring a pad system with a wall pad extending upwardly from the springs, a buttress pad connected at an apex angle, and an enclosure net with double-layered netting of different weave structures, providing enhanced impact absorption and user retention through a combination of padded and sheet spring covers, and a unique netting configuration.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional foam blocks and simple netting configurations are used, then device complexity is reduced, but safety and impact absorption are insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The pad system is divided into multiple functional segments: wall pads positioned vertically along the frame, buttress pads providing angled support, and spring covers protecting individual springs. This segmentation allows each component to specialize in specific safety functions, improving overall reliability while maintaining manageable complexity through modular design
Solution Approach 2:
The enclosure system employs nested structures where the double-layered netting is suspended within the frame defined by the pad system, and additional internal nets or barriers can be nested within the primary enclosure. This nesting approach enhances safety through multiple layers of protection without proportionally increasing overall system complexity
2Reliability
If double-layered netting with different weave structures is used, then user retention and safety are improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Different layers of the netting system employ different weave structures optimized for specific functions: the outer layer uses a weave pattern optimized for durability and impact resistance, while inner layers use patterns optimized for user retention and comfort. This local differentiation of material properties enhances user retention while keeping each layer's design focused and manageable
Solution Approach 2:
The enclosure system combines multiple netting materials with different properties in a layered composite structure. Each layer is made from materials and weave patterns selected for specific performance characteristics, creating a composite system that achieves superior user retention and safety through the synergistic combination of different netting types rather than relying on a single complex design
3Reliability
If pad system with wall pad and buttress pad configuration is used, then impact absorption is enhanced, but manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The impact absorption system is segmented into wall pads that absorb vertical impacts along the frame and buttress pads that absorb angled impacts from the sides. This segmentation allows manufacturers to produce standardized pad components that can be assembled in different configurations, improving impact absorption while facilitating modular manufacturing and assembly
Solution Approach 2:
The pad system utilizes variations in foam density, thickness, and compression characteristics across different pad types to optimize impact absorption. By changing material parameters rather than fundamentally altering the basic pad structure, the system achieves enhanced impact absorption while maintaining compatibility with standard manufacturing processes for foam products
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The system effectively absorbs impact and retains users within the trampoline area by utilizing a padded and sheet spring cover configuration, along with a double-layered netting system, enhancing safety and user protection by distributing force and preventing falls.
Implementation Method 1
The system effectively absorbs impact and retains users within the trampoline area by utilizing a padded and sheet spring cover configuration, along with a double-layered netting system, enhancing safety and user protection by distributing force
Implementation Method 2
The system effectively absorbs impact and retains users within the trampoline area by utilizing a padded and sheet spring cover configuration, along with a double-layered netting system, enhancing safety and user protection by distributing force and preventing falls
Data Source
AI summary
A trampoline comprising a trampoline frame having legs. The trampoline frame has a trampoline frame horizontal portion. A trampoline bed is suspended across the trampoline frame horizontal portion. Springs extend between the trampoline frame and trampoline bed. An enclosure is connected to the trampoline frame. The enclosure has an enclosure upper support. The enclosure supports an enclosure net. A pad system covers the springs. The pad system includes a wall pad extending upwardly from the springs and terminating at a pad system apex. The pad system further includes a buttress pad connected to the pad system apex at an apex angle from the wall pad, which is defined as an angle between a wall pad outside surface and the buttress pad. The buttress pad extends downwardly to cover at least partially the trampoline frame horizontal portion.