US3156318A
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Roller stand for trampolines
Assignee: AMERICAN TRAMPOLINE CO
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Filing: 1962-02-15
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Granted: 1964-11-10
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Expires: 1982-02-15
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Bill W Sorenson
- 👤 Denhardt Carl
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 01:57
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63B; A63B71/00; A63B71/0036; A63B5/00; A63B5/11; A63B71/02; A63B71/023; A63B2071/025; A63B21/00; A63B21/02; A63B21/023; A63B2210/00; A63B2210/50
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
304 words
IN A TRAMPOLINE, COMPRISING, A TRAMPOLINE FRAME BEING SUBSTANTIALLY RECTANGULAR IN SIZE, SUPPORT MEANS AT EACH END OF SAID FRAME FOR SUPPORTING SAID FRAME WHEN SAID TRAMPOLINE IS IN AN EXTENDED HORIZONTAL POSITION, A ROLLER STAND ON EACH SIDE OF SAID FRAME INTERMEDIATE THE ENDS THEREOF, SAID ROLLER STAND HAVING A PAIR OF TELESCOPING MEMBERS, A SPRING MEANS INTERCONNECTING SAID MEMBERS TO NORMALLY EXTEND THEM RELATIVE TO EACH OTHER, ONE OF SAID MEMBERS HAVING MEANS FOR PIVOTALLY ENGAGING THE FRAME OF SAID TRAMPOLINE, THE OTHER OF SAID MEMBERS HAVING A CROSS BAR ON ITS LOWER END, AND ROLLER MEANS ON SAID CROSS BAR AT EACH END THEREOF FOR ENGAGEMENT WITH A SUPPORTING SURFACE, MEANS FOR LIMITING RELATIVE EXTENSION AND ROTATION BETWEEN SAID TELESCOPING MEMBERS, THE COMBINED STRENGTH OF SAID SPRING MEANS IN EACH ROLLER STAND BEING SUFFICIENT TO EXTEND EACH PAIR OF TELESCOPING MEMBERS TO A LENGTH SUFFICIENT TO SUPPORT SAID TRAMPOLINE ABOVE THE SUPPORTING SURFACE WHEN EACH OF SAID ROLLER STANDS IS IN A VERTICAL POSITION EXTENDING BETWEEN THE TRAMPOLINE FRAME AND THE SUPPORTING SURFACE, AND SAID ROLLER STAND ADAPTED TO PIVOT ON SAID TRAMPOLINE FRAME TO A POSITION EXTENDING AT AN ACUTE ANGLE TO SAID TRAMPOLINE FRAME WITH SAID SPRING MEANS EXTENDING SAID PAIR OF TELESCOPING MEMBERS TO GIVE SAID ROLLER STAND A LENGTH GREATER THAN THE VERTICAL DISTANCE BETWEEN THE TRAMPOLINE FRAME WHEN IN ITS EXTENDED HORIZONTAL POSITION AND THE SUPPORTING SURFACE, SAID ROLLER STAND WHEN IN SAID LAST MENTIONED POSITION HAVING ONLY ONE OF SAID ROLLER MEANS ON SAID CROSS BAR IN ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID SUPPORTING SURFACE, SAID SPRING MEANS BEING COMPRESSED TO REDUCE THE OVERALL LENGTH OF SAID ROLLER STAND AS SAID ROLLER STAND IS PIVOTED TO A VERTICAL POSITION TO RETURN SAID ROLLER MEANS ON THE OTHER END OF SAID CROSS BAR INTO ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID SUPPORTING SURFACE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
304 words
IN A TRAMPOLINE, COMPRISING, A TRAMPOLINE FRAME BEING SUBSTANTIALLY RECTANGULAR IN SIZE, SUPPORT MEANS AT EACH END OF SAID FRAME FOR SUPPORTING SAID FRAME WHEN SAID TRAMPOLINE IS IN AN EXTENDED HORIZONTAL POSITION, A ROLLER STAND ON EACH SIDE OF SAID FRAME INTERMEDIATE THE ENDS THEREOF, SAID ROLLER STAND HAVING A PAIR OF TELESCOPING MEMBERS, A SPRING MEANS INTERCONNECTING SAID MEMBERS TO NORMALLY EXTEND THEM RELATIVE TO EACH OTHER, ONE OF SAID MEMBERS HAVING MEANS FOR PIVOTALLY ENGAGING THE FRAME OF SAID TRAMPOLINE, THE OTHER OF SAID MEMBERS HAVING A CROSS BAR ON ITS LOWER END, AND ROLLER MEANS ON SAID CROSS BAR AT EACH END THEREOF FOR ENGAGEMENT WITH A SUPPORTING SURFACE, MEANS FOR LIMITING RELATIVE EXTENSION AND ROTATION BETWEEN SAID TELESCOPING MEMBERS, THE COMBINED STRENGTH OF SAID SPRING MEANS IN EACH ROLLER STAND BEING SUFFICIENT TO EXTEND EACH PAIR OF TELESCOPING MEMBERS TO A LENGTH SUFFICIENT TO SUPPORT SAID TRAMPOLINE ABOVE THE SUPPORTING SURFACE WHEN EACH OF SAID ROLLER STANDS IS IN A VERTICAL POSITION EXTENDING BETWEEN THE TRAMPOLINE FRAME AND THE SUPPORTING SURFACE, AND SAID ROLLER STAND ADAPTED TO PIVOT ON SAID TRAMPOLINE FRAME TO A POSITION EXTENDING AT AN ACUTE ANGLE TO SAID TRAMPOLINE FRAME WITH SAID SPRING MEANS EXTENDING SAID PAIR OF TELESCOPING MEMBERS TO GIVE SAID ROLLER STAND A LENGTH GREATER THAN THE VERTICAL DISTANCE BETWEEN THE TRAMPOLINE FRAME WHEN IN ITS EXTENDED HORIZONTAL POSITION AND THE SUPPORTING SURFACE, SAID ROLLER STAND WHEN IN SAID LAST MENTIONED POSITION HAVING ONLY ONE OF SAID ROLLER MEANS ON SAID CROSS BAR IN ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID SUPPORTING SURFACE, SAID SPRING MEANS BEING COMPRESSED TO REDUCE THE OVERALL LENGTH OF SAID ROLLER STAND AS SAID ROLLER STAND IS PIVOTED TO A VERTICAL POSITION TO RETURN SAID ROLLER MEANS ON THE OTHER END OF SAID CROSS BAR INTO ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID SUPPORTING SURFACE.
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