Recreational jouncing apparatus with vertical supports and removable board travel stops

Claim 2

An assemblable jouncing apparatus comprising: a jouncing board; a pair of support means effective to loosely support said board above the ground, each engaging said board in supporting relation at selected distances from the ends thereof; each said support means including a supporting member having a configuration defining supporting surfaces upon which said board longitudinally moves during downward deflection thereof; said support means including a support member having an arcuate board engaging surface so that the downward vertical component of force transmitted by said board to each said support member during said deflection are substantially larger than horizontal component of same force; and removable board retaining means selectively disposed and positionable on said board at locations adjacent the board support means to retain said board in supporting relation between said support means while users are jouncing.

Claim 3

The invention as recited in claim 1 wherein said support means comprises a frame member having upper and lower portions defining an aperture for receiving an end portion of the board therethrough, and said supporting member disposed within said aperture.

Claim 4

The invention as recited in claim 2 wherein said supporting member is disposed on the lower portion of said frame member, and said supporting surfaces comprising a flat apex portion and curved surface portions flanking and extending downwardly from said apex portion wherein said board rests on said apex portion and rides on to one of said curved surface portions during downward deflection of said board.

Claim 5

The invention as recited in claim 2 wherein said supporting member is disposed on the lower portion of said frame member, and said supporting surfaces comprising a curved apex portion and curved surface portions flanking and extending downwardly from said apex portion and rides unto one of said curved surface portions during downward deflection of said board.

Claim 6

The invention as recited in claim 2 wherein said supporting means includes a base and an upright member secured at one end thereof to said frame member, said upright member and said base having interacting means to effect the selective positioning of said frame member at a plurality of heights above the ground.

Claim 7

The invention as recited in claim 5 wherein said base and said upright member are operatively disposed in telescoping relation, and said interacting means operative to selectively limit the telescoping disposition of said base and upright member.

Claim 8

The invention as recited in claim 2 wherein said retaining means comprise a pair of toggle actuated devices, each said device comprising a flexible retainer and a toggle mechanism connected to said retainer, each device selectively clampable on respective end portions of said board.

Claim 9

A jouncing apparatus comprising: a jouncing board; a pair of substantially identical support means selectively positionable on the ground in spaced apart relation and operative to support said board in space relation above the ground; each support means comprising a support member engaging said board, and each said support member comprises surfaces upon which said board rests and rides upon during said deflection, said surfaces effective to produce said vertical and horizontal force components transmitted by said board to said support means; and said surfaces comprise a flat apex surface and curved side surfaces defining edge portions thereat, said curved surfaces extending downwardly from said apex in flanking relation thereto wherein said board rests on said apex surface and rides onto one of said edge portions during downward deflection of said board, whereby said support member is effective to transmit a force exerted by said board to said support means during downward deflection thereof such that the vertical component of that force transmitted has a downward direction and is substantially larger than the horizontal component on that same force whereby the selective position of said support means is stabilized, and retaining means selectively disposed in engaging relation on said board and operative to prevent longitudinal movement of said board off said support means.

Claim 10

A jouncing apparatus comprising: a jouncing board; a pair of substantially identical support means selectively positionable on the ground in spaced apart relation and operative to support said board in space relation above the ground; each support means comprising a support member engaging said board, and each said support member comprises surfaces upon which said board rests and rides upon during said deflection, said surfaces effective to produce said vertical and horizontal force components transmitted by said board to said support means; and said surfaces comprise a flat apex surface and curved side surfaces defining edge portions thereat, said curved surfaces extending downwardly from said apex in flanking relation thereto wherein said board rests on said apex surface and rides onto one of said edge portions during downward deflection of said board, whereby said support member is effective to transmit a force exerted by said board to said support means during downward deflection thereof such that the vertical component of that force transmitted has a downward direction and is substantially larger than the horizontal component on that same force whereby the selective position of said support means is stabilized, and retaining means selectively disposed in engaging relation on said board and operative to prevent longitudinal movement of said board off said support means.

Claim 11

The invention as recited in claim 7 wherein said retaining means is operative to loosely retain said board in supporting relation between said support means.

Claim 12

The invention as recited in claim 7 wherein said support means includes means to selectively position said jouncing board in a plurality of space related positions above the ground.

Claim 13

The invention as recited in claim 8 wherein said retaining means comprise a pair of toggle actuated devices, each said device comprising a flexible retainer and a toggle mechanism connected to said retainer, each device selectively clampable on respective end portions of said board.