Inflatable jumping device

Abstract

The most broadly used jumping device today is a mini trampoline. This design has limitations and drawbacks: only one person may jump on it at any given time, the jumping techniques are limited to high jumps in the center of the jumping bed, and there is a risk of injury caused by the hard metal frame. Attempts of creating jumping devices without these disadvantages on the basis of an inflatable hose have failed due to their low positional stability—they shift and lift off the ground. The invention therefore provides the following solutions to the problem. In order to stabilize the jumping device comprising an enclosed tube ( 1 ), the device is weighted down by partially filling it with liquid ( 3 ) or bulk material. In order to prevent the filling from flowing off on an inclined subsurface, it is filled into a separate container that is located outside or inside of the air tube. In order to stabilize the device without any filling, the hose is attached to the ground by means of retaining fixtures. The stabilization types described above are used for jumping devices made of inflatable, preferably enclosed tubes.

1 . An inflatable jumping device for games and sport, especially for carrying out a succession of different kinds of jumps, which consists of a horizontally positioned tube, which preferably has a closed form and whose upper surface forms an elastic jumping surface, such that the tube has devices for stabilizing the position of the jumping device on its foundation, wherein the stabilizing device has a filler material that provides weighting. 
   
   
       2 . A jumping device in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the weighting filler material consists of a liquid or a bulk material. 
   
   
       3 . A jumping device in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the weighting filler material is located directly in the tube. 
   
   
       4 . A jumping device in accordance with,  claim 1 , wherein the tube is joined with at least one container for holding the weighting filler material, said container being permanently or removably mounted on the tube. 
   
   
       5 . A jumping device in accordance with  claim 4 , wherein the container is installed inside or outside the tube. 
   
   
       6 . A jumping device in accordance with  claim 4 , wherein the container extends over the entire length or a portion of the length of the tube. 
   
   
       7 . A jumping device in accordance with  claim 4 , wherein several separate containers are provided, which are distributed over the length of the tube. 
   
   
       8 . A jumping device in accordance with  claim 7 , wherein each of the separate containers consists of a pocket. 
   
   
       9 . A jumping device in accordance with  claim 8 , wherein the pocket is used to hold another container that contains the weighting filler material. 
   
   
       10 . An inflatable jumping device for games and sport, especially for carrying out a succession of different kinds of jumps, which consists of a horizontally positioned tube, which preferably has a closed form and whose upper surface forms an elastic jumping surface, such that the tube has devices for stabilizing the position of the jumping device on its foundation, wherein the stabilizing device provides for direct mounting on the available supporting foundation, for example, the ground or indoor floor. 
   
   
       11 . A jumping device in accordance with  claim 10 , wherein the stabilizing device has mounting fixtures in the lower region of the tube for mounting the tube on the ground. 
   
   
       12 . A jumping device in accordance with  claim 11 , wherein the mounting fixtures comprise cables, loops, straps, knobs, and grips. 
   
   
       13 . A jumping device in accordance with  claim 11 , wherein the mounting fixtures allow the tube to be fastened to a bracing device, for example, a ground anchor, either directly or by means of cables or chains. 
   
   
       14 . An inflatable jumping device for games and sport, especially for carrying out a succession of different kinds of jumps, which consists of a horizontally positioned tube, which preferably has a closed form and whose upper surface forms an elastic jumping surface, such that the tube has devices for stabilizing the position of the jumping device on its foundation, wherein the stabilizing device provides for direct mounting on the available supporting foundation, for example, the ground or indoor floor, wherein a stabilizing filling according to  claim 1  is additionally provided. 
   
   
       15 . An inflatable jumping device for games and sport, especially for carrying out a succession of different kinds of jumps, with an elastic jumping surface, which is formed by the upper surface of a horizontally positioned tube, which preferably has a closed form, and/or with a jumping mat stretched over the tube, wherein a stabilizing device according to  claim 1  is provided. 
   
   
       16 . A jumping device in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein two or more jumping devices are placed alongside one another and/or surrounding one another to form a common jumping surface.