Patent ID: 6155495
Filing Date: 2000-12-05
Classification: A63B,B05B

Abstract:
A trampoline sprinkler system comprising, in combination:a trampoline including a lower annular support, an upper annular support with a diameter less than that of the lower annular support and connected to the lower annular support via a plurality of stanchions, a flexible circular mat with a periphery coupled to an inner edge of the upper annular support by way of a plurality of radially spaced springs;an elongated tube constructed from a water impermeable, flexible, collapsible material having a uniform circular cross-section along an entire length thereof and a diameter about equal to that of the upper annular support, the elongated tube being configured in an annular configuration with the tube being positioned radially outward from the upper annular support, the elongated tube having a pair of discrete closed ends, an inner periphery, an outer periphery, an upper apex, and a lower apex, the elongated tube further having a plurality of staggered rows of apertures formed between the inner periphery and the upper apex of the tube along the entire length thereof, wherein water is sprayed from the elongated tube upwardly and inwardly with respect to the tube;a linear coupling pipe having an inboard end coupled to an outer periphery of the tube adjacent to and spaced from a first end thereof and extending radially therefrom, the coupling pipe having an outboard portion with a reduced diameter and a plurality of threads formed therein for removably coupling with a garden hose to receive water therefrom and dispensing the water from the apertures inwardly and upwardly from the tube;a plurality of strap assemblies spacedly positioned along the entire length of the tube, each strap assembly including a pair of flexible planar rectangular strips each with an inboard end mounted along the inner periphery of the tube and extending inwardly therefrom, wherein a bottom surface of an outboard end of each of the strips has a pile fastener mounted thereon for releasably attaching the outboards ends together for mounting the tube along an outer periphery of the upper annular support of the trampoline; anda plurality of inverted U-shaped stakes for releasably securing the tube to a ground surface.