An assembly of a frame component and a bungee component adapted for converting a trampoline into a bungee trampoline

Abstract

An assembly of a frame component and a bungee component adapted for converting a trampoline into a bungee trampoline. The trampoline includes a sheet of fabric or canvas attached and distended to a frame having a perimeter and at least three legs distributed along the perimeter of the frame, each leg having an elongated straight leg part, the frame component including at least three frame poles and an circumferential upper frame, and each frame pole having an upper pole part with an upper pole end connected to the upper frame and a lower pole part with a lower pole end, the lower pole part of the frame poles is mounted to the elongated straight leg part of the legs by brackets so that the longitudinal axis of each of the frame pole is parallel and not coaxial with the longitudinal axis of the corresponding straight leg part.

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         11 . An assembly of a frame component and a bungee component adapted to convert a trampoline into a bungee trampoline,
 wherein the trampoline is of the kind having a sheet of fabric or canvas attached and distended to a trampoline frame having a perimeter and at least three trampoline legs distributed along the perimeter of the trampoline frame, with each trampoline leg having an elongated straight leg part, the frame component comprising at least three frame poles and an circumferential upper frame, and each frame pole having an upper pole part with an upper pole end connected to the circumferential upper frame, and a lower pole part with a lower pole end, and   wherein the lower pole part of the frame poles is adapted for mounting the assembly to an elongated straight leg part of the trampoline legs of the trampoline by brackets so that the longitudinal axis of each frame pole is parallel and not coaxial with the longitudinal axis of the corresponding straight leg part of the trampoline.   
     
     
         12 . The assembly according to  claim 11 , wherein a first circle taken through the elongate straight leg parts of the trampoline legs connected to the frame poles has a smaller diameter than a second circle taken through the lower parts of the frame poles when said frame poles are mounted to the trampoline. 
     
     
         13 . The assembly according to  claim 11 , wherein each lower pole part extends along the entire length of the straight leg part of the corresponding trampoline legs when said frame poles are mounted to the trampoline. 
     
     
         14 . The assembly according to  claim 11 , wherein the brackets are adapted to secure the lower pole part of the frame poles to the straight leg part of the trampoline legs without the need of making holes in the straight leg part of the trampoline legs when said frame poles are mounted to the trampoline. 
     
     
         15 . The assembly according to  claim 11 , wherein one bracket comprises a U-bend tube having opposite bracket legs that delimits a gap for accommodating the parallel straight leg part of the trampoline legs and the lower pole part of the frame poles, the bracket legs of the one bracket having free bracket leg ends for mounting of a clamp component for securing the parallel straight leg part of the trampoline leg and the lower pole part of the frame pole inside the gap when said frame poles are mounted to the trampoline. 
     
     
         16 . An assembly of a frame component and a bungee component adapted to convert a trampoline into a bungee trampoline,
 wherein the trampoline is of the kind having a sheet of fabric or canvas attached and distended to a trampoline frame having a perimeter and at least three trampoline legs distributed along the perimeter of the trampoline frame, with each trampoline leg having an elongated straight leg part, the frame component comprising at least three frame poles and an circumferential upper frame, and each frame pole having an upper pole part with an upper pole end connected to the circumferential upper frame, and a lower pole part with a lower pole end, wherein the circumferential upper frame extends between the upper pole part of each of the frame poles and the corners of said frame are rounded, and   wherein the lower pole part of the frame poles is adapted for mounting the assembly to an elongated straight leg part of the trampoline legs of the trampoline by brackets so that the longitudinal axis of each frame pole is parallel and not coaxial with the longitudinal axis of the corresponding straight leg part of the trampoline.   
     
     
         17 . The assembly according to  claim 16 , wherein the upper frame comprises a rounded corner element at each corner of said frame and a rod extending between each pair of adjacent corner elements, where each corner element has a rounded horizontal portion connected with the two adjacent rods, a vertical portion connected to the upper end of the frame pole, and a horizontal rail located at the inner side of the rounded portion. 
     
     
         18 . The assembly according to  claim 11 , wherein the circumferential upper frame and/or the frame poles is/are assembled of sub-elements. 
     
     
         19 . The assembly according to  claim 11 , wherein the frame poles and/or the horizontal parts of the circumferential upper frame are telescopically length-adjustable. 
     
     
         20 . The assembly according to  claim 11 , wherein the frame component is not for supporting a safety net. 
     
     
         21 . The assembly according to  claim 11 , wherein the assembly further comprises an earth spike for each of the at least three frame poles, where each earth spike is adapted for being driven at least partly into the ground at the intended location of the frame pole and for being fastened to the lower pole part of the frame pole. 
     
     
         22 . A method for converting a trampoline into a bungee trampoline using the assembly according to  claim 11 , which comprises:
 attaching the upper pole part of the at least three frame poles to the upper frame, and   mounting the lower pole part of the at least three frame poles to an elongated straight leg part of the trampoline legs of the trampoline by means of brackets so that the longitudinal axis of each frame pole is parallel and not coaxial with the longitudinal axis of the corresponding straight leg part of the trampoline.   
     
     
         23 . The method according to  claim 22 , which further comprises detachably securing the bungee component to the upper frame and/or to the upper pole part of the frame component.