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US 12,502,570 · App. 18/084,236 · Granted Dec 23, 2025

Trampoline

Inventor: Günter Kopf (Kippenheim, DE)
Assignee: bellicon AG
A63B5/11
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,502,570
App. No.
18/084,236
Granted
Dec 23, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The disclosure relates to a trampoline that has a circumferential frame and a bounce mat, which has numerous hooks. The hooks each have at least one receiver that is bordered on one side by a side wall. A cord ring with a joint is placed in each receiver in order to attach the bounce mat to the circumferential frame. The side wall has a first recess in which the joint engages. The joint is retained in the hook by the recess such that the cord ring does not slip while the trampoline is being used.

Claims (49)

1 . A trampoline comprising:

a circumferential frame, and

a bounce mat having hooks,

wherein the hooks each have at least one receiver bordered at one side by a side wall of the at least one receiver,

wherein a cord ring comprising a joint is placed in each of the at least one receivers in order to attach the bounce mat to the circumferential frame, and

wherein the cord ring is supported on a base of the at least one receiver from which the side wall extends,

wherein

the at least one receiver has a first recess in which the joint engages, and wherein the first recess forms a first open cutout in the side wall.

2 . The trampoline according to claim 1 , wherein a second recess is formed in each of the bases of each of the at least one receivers of the hooks in which the at least one joint engages.

3 . The trampoline according to claim 2 , wherein each of the second recesses forms a second open cutout in the respective base.

4 . The trampoline according to claim 3 , wherein the first open cutout transitions into the second open cutout.

5 . The trampoline according to claim 2 , wherein each of the bases forms two opposing sides, between which the second recess is formed, and in that the two opposing sides are connected to one another at a spacing to the second recess by a reinforcing web.

6 . The trampoline according to claim 1 , wherein each of the side walls has a free end and the first open cutout opens toward the free end.

7 . The trampoline according to claim 1 , wherein each of the first recesses are located in a middle of the receiver over its width.

8 . The trampoline according to claim 1 , wherein a third recess is formed in each of the bases, into which a protruding end of the respective cord ring is inserted.

9 . The trampoline according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one receiver is bordered on an other side by a fastening web in which a fourth recess is formed, in which the respective joint engages.

10 . A trampoline comprising:

a circumferential frame, and

a bounce mat having hooks,

wherein the hooks each have at least one receiver bordered at one side by a side wall of said at least one receiver,

wherein a cord ring comprising a joint is placed in the at least one receiver in order to attach the bounce mat to the circumferential frame, wherein the joint is formed by at least one clamp, which connects ends of a cord segment wherein distal ends of said cord segment are facing and extending in opposite directions away from each other to form the cord ring; and

wherein the cord ring is supported on a base of the at least one receiver from which the side wall extends,

wherein

the at least one receiver has a first recess in which the joint engages.

11 . The trampoline according to claim 10 , wherein each of the first recesses forms a section that is thinner than the rest of the side wall.

12 . A trampoline comprising:

a circumferential frame, and

a bounce mat having hooks,

wherein each of the hooks comprises at least one receiver bordered at one side by a side wall of the at least one receiver,

wherein said at least one receiver comprises a recess,

wherein a cord ring comprising a joint is placed in said recess of said at least one receiver in order to attach the bounce mat to the circumferential frame, and

wherein the cord ring is supported on a base of the at least one receiver from which the side wall extends,

wherein said recess of said at least one receiver forms a section that is thinner than the rest of the side wall.

13 . The trampoline according to claim 12 , wherein each of the side walls has a free end and an open cutout opens toward the free end.

14 . The trampoline according to claim 12 , wherein each of the recesses is located in a middle of the at least one receiver over its width.

15 . The trampoline of claim 12 , wherein said at least one receiver comprises a first receiver and a second receiver.

16 . A trampoline comprising:

a circumferential frame, and

a bounce mat having hooks,

wherein the hooks each has a recess, wherein said recess has a width to accommodate a joint of a cord ring, wherein the joint is formed by at least one clamp, which connects ends of a cord segment wherein distal ends of said cord segment are facing and extending in opposite directions away from each other to form the cord ring,

wherein said cord ring is placed in each recess in order to attach the bounce mat to the circumferential frame, and

wherein the cord ring is supported on a base of the hook.

17 . A trampoline comprising:

a circumferential frame, and

a bounce mat having hooks,

wherein each of the hooks comprises a first receiver and a second receiver and each is bordered at one side by a side wall of at least one of the first receiver and the second receiver,

wherein said first receiver comprises a recess,

wherein a cord ring comprising a joint is placed in said recess of said first receiver in order to attach the bounce mat to the circumferential frame, wherein the joint connects ends of a cord segment wherein distal ends of said cord segment are facing and extending in opposite directions away from each other to form the cord ring, and

wherein the cord ring is supported on a base of the first receiver from which the side wall extends.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 19, 2022
From: KOPF, GÜNTER
To: BELLICON AG
Reel/Frame 062146/0317 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2022 101 210.7 · Jan 19, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230226396A1 · Jul 20, 2023
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