Wire Trampoline Enclosure With Angled Slots And Telescoping Poles
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing trampoline enclosures have limitations in providing a safe and flexible enclosure structure that effectively secures users within a bounded area while allowing for a spacious jumping surface, as previous designs often feature inflexible poles or inflatable means that may not adequately address user safety and jumping space optimization.
Innovation Solution
A trampoline enclosure system featuring a rigid wire ring connected to support poles with a top bend, a trampoline mat that covers springs, and a net secured to the wire ring, with U-shaped legs and angled wire slots to maintain structural integrity and user safety, allowing for a secure and expansive jumping area.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If rigid poles are used to support the enclosure net, then structural integrity is improved, but flexibility and ease of assembly are worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The support pole is divided into multiple sections that can be connected together. The pole includes a first section, a second section, and a third section that can be assembled in a telescoping manner, allowing the pole to be disassembled for easy storage and transport while maintaining full length and structural integrity during use
Solution Approach 2:
The telescoping pole sections are nested within each other during storage and transport. The first section contains the second section, which contains the third section, creating a compact package that is easy to store while providing a long, rigid support structure when assembled
2Stability of the object's composition
If the wire ring is made inflexible to maintain shape, then enclosure stability is improved, but adaptability to different configurations is worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The wire ring incorporates sections of flexible cable between rigid connectors. This dynamic design allows the ring to maintain its overall circular shape and structural stability while permitting localized flexibility for assembly adjustments and configuration adaptations
3Reliability
If the enclosure net is secured tightly to the wire ring, then user safety is improved, but jumping space is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The enclosure net is positioned and secured in a manner that optimizes the three-dimensional jumping space. The net is attached to the wire ring at multiple points and configured to provide safety enclosure while maximizing the usable vertical and horizontal jumping area within the enclosure
Data Source
AI summary
A trampoline has an enclosure which includes a wire ring; a plurality of connectors connected to the wire ring; and a plurality of support poles. The support poles have a top end. The support poles have a top bend that bends inward at the top end. The wire ring is substantially inflexible during trampoline use. The trampoline also includes trampoline frame. The plurality of support poles are rigidly connected to the trampoline frame. A trampoline enclosure net is suspended from the wire ring at an upper portion of the trampoline enclosure net. A trampoline mat is included and the trampoline enclosure net is bounded by the trampoline mat at a lower portion of the trampoline enclosure net. A bounding surface is supported by a plurality of springs connecting between the bounding surface and the trampoline frame.