WO2004004838A1

WO2004004838A1 - Mobile sport apparatus

Info

Publication number: WO2004004838A1
Application number: PCT/EP2003/007168
Authority: WO
Inventors: Peter Raidt
Original assignee: Peter Raidt
Priority date: 2002-07-03
Filing date: 2003-07-02
Publication date: 2004-01-15
Also published as: AU2003249956A1; DE20210301U1

Abstract

The invention relates to a mobile sport apparatus which makes it possible to move in an assisted manner sport activities, i.e. to move, in particular to jump on a trampoline (6) by means of a restraint and stabilising system, more particularly by elastic ropes, preferably in the form of bungee cords. The inventive device comprises at least one first-type area of movement which is limited by holding points for the elastic rope, said holding points being arranged on a collapsible rod (5) which is disposed on a mobile support (1). Said rod (5) can be placed at least in two positions on the mobile support. In the first folded position, the device can be moved while in the second unfolded position the device can be used according to the design thereof.

Description

[Mobile sports equipment |

The present invention relates to a mobile sports device according to the preamble of claim 1.

At fairs, amusement parks, at club celebrations, etc. there is an ever increasing need for new and challenging entertainment attractions, which in particular also enable the users to exercise. For this purpose, special trend sports have emerged that are spectacular on the one hand and offer a certain thrill, but on the other hand are relatively easy to perform. Examples of this are climbing and trampoline jumping.

Devices or devices are already known which enable climbing on a climbing wall or jumping on a trampoline, in particular guided on holding and stabilizing systems, preferably on elastic ropes.

However, these devices have the disadvantage that it is extremely complex, time-consuming and cumbersome to assemble and dismantle these devices in one place.

BESTATIGUNGSKOPIE However, since the effective and economical operation of such sports and entertainment devices is dependent on being able to transport them quickly from one place to another and assembling and disassembling them in a short time, it is an object of the present invention to provide a mobile sports device which is fast and easy to transport, but at the same time it is safe to operate and stable. In addition, the mobile sports device should enable as many different sports as possible. In addition, the mobile sports device should also be easy to manufacture and operate.

This object is achieved by a mobile sports device with the features of claim 1. Advantageous refinements are the subject of the dependent claims.

The previous portable sports equipment, such as climbing walls, trampolines (bungee trampolines) secured by elastic ropes, etc. are characterized by the fact that the corresponding components are transported, for example, on a truck, but then have to be unloaded from the truck in order to then be assembled in the intended place. In particular, this also requires a very high outlay due to the loading and unloading processes. The inventor has therefore recognized that it would be more advantageous to design the devices in such a way that at least a large part of the components, even in the operating state, are arranged on a mobile pedestal, that is to say the vehicle with which the devices are transported is integrated into the device becomes that it is part of the operation of the sports equipment. In particular, the inventors have recognized that it is also possible with so-called bungee trampolines to combine the bungee trampoline areas with a vehicle in such a way that certain components of the bungee trampoline do not have to be set up independently of a vehicle in a specific place.

In addition, it has been shown that, in particular, bungee trampolines can be combined with climbing walls in a favorable manner, the climbing wall, if it is arranged in particular at the end of a vehicle, in particular a trailer, simultaneously as a cover or housing or as a central mast for the Components of the bungee trampoline or several bungee trampolines can serve. In particular, it is advantageous to arrange the bungee trampoline areas in a star shape around a vehicle, in particular a trailer, the rods for holding the bungee ropes themselves forming a star by being arranged in a star shape obliquely upward from a central area of the trailer , This is an advantageous arrangement of the bungee trampoline areas, which makes it possible, on the one hand, to arrange a large number of bungee trampoline areas on a vehicle and, on the other hand, to combine these with a climbing wall.

Here, it has proven to be advantageous to hold the linkages for holding and / or guiding the bungee ropes or other holding and / or guiding elements on a central mast, for example the mast or the framework on which the climbing wall is arranged, or a central point to be arranged in the vicinity of the loading area, so that the individual arms of the boom can simply be folded out in a spider or fan-like manner around the pivot point below, holding and / or support ropes and / or arms in turn being folded out from the holding and guiding arms or be arranged between the holding and guiding arms in order to provide support for the holding and guiding arms, which are folded apart like a fan. Thus, an advantageous construction of the linkage is characterized in that a first axis of rotation and / or swivel axis is provided parallel to the loading area of the vehicle, in order first to pivot the folded linkage from the horizontal transport position into a vertical position. The individual holding and guiding arms of the linkage are then in turn articulated on a central mast or central element which can be pivoted with the linkage about the first axis of rotation and / or pivoting, the articulation point being located in the vicinity of the loading area, so that the holding means - And guide arms can be folded outward from the vertical position into an oblique position like a fan and in a star shape. In order to hold the holding and guiding arms in this position, which is folded obliquely outwards, additional holding and supporting elements or arms are provided on the individual holding and guiding arms, which are articulated in the upper region, for example in a vertical supporting position in the direction of the ground to be deflected or to be connected to adjacent holding and guiding arms. Ropes or wires can also be used to support and hold the holding and guiding arms. Furthermore, it has proven to be advantageous to change the vehicles, in particular trailers, on which the equipment for climbing walls or bungee trampolines is arranged, so that parts thereof are either integrated into the structure of the sports equipment or can be removed from the corresponding areas are. For example, it is advantageous for a trailer to design the drawbar and / or part of the loading area in such a way that the drawbar and / or the folding part of the loading area can serve as rods or holding parts for the bungee ropes.

The linkage required to hold the bungee cords is preferably designed to be foldable and extendable in many ways. In particular, rotating, swiveling and folding mechanisms and telescopic linkages are advantageous here.

It has also proven to be advantageous to combine part of the linkage for the bungee trampoline areas with other sports equipment or at least partially replace it, for example with parts of a climbing wall, which can also be arranged on a frame, for example.

To actuate the linkage or the frame arrangements or generally all components of the sports equipment, appropriate drive means can be provided to facilitate the folding and / or unfolding process, such as lifting cylinders, crank mechanisms, etc.

To support the sports equipment, cantilevers are preferably provided on the mobile pedestal, which ensure a secure stand on the ground in the operating position of the sports equipment. These booms can also be driven by appropriate drive means, such as lifting cylinders, crank mechanisms, etc. be operable.

When combining bungee trampoline areas with climbing wall areas, it has proven to be particularly advantageous to arrange and design a climbing wall area such that, when the sports device is folded, the climbing wall or the climbing wall area serves as a cover for the rod arrangement of the sports device. For this purpose, for example, the climbing wall in the rear area of the vehicle or preferably rotatably or tiltably arranged at the end of the vehicle, so that the climbing wall in the operating state is arranged erectly at the rear end of the vehicle, while in the folded, mobile state it covers the entire loading area and thus represents a housing.

Further advantages, characteristics and features of the present invention will become clear in the following detailed description of the exemplary embodiments with reference to the attached drawings. The drawings show in a purely schematic manner in

Fig.l is a plan view of a sports device with two trampoline bungy areas and a climbing wall;

Figure 2 is a side view of a sports device with two trampoline bungy areas and a climbing wall.

3 shows a plan view of a sports device with 5 trampoline bungy areas and a climbing wall;

4 is a partial side view of a sports device according to the invention, showing part of the opening mechanism in a first folded position;

Fig. 5 is a partial side view of the sports device of Fig. 4, showing the opening mechanism in a partially opened position;

FIG. 6 is a partial side view of the sports device from FIG. 4, which shows part of the opening mechanism in the opened position; FIG.

7 shows a rear side view of a sports device with 5 trampoline bungy areas;

FIG. 8 shows a plan view of the sports device from FIG. 7, but in a partially opened state; 9 shows a side view of a sports device according to the invention in the folded state;

10 is a side view of a sports device according to the invention in a partially opened state;

FIG. 11 shows a side view of a sports device according to the invention according to FIG. 10 in an even further opened position;

12 shows a plan view of a sports device with 5 trampoline bungy areas; and in

13 is a side view of a sports device according to the invention with 5 trampoline bungy areas in the fully opened state.

1 shows a first embodiment of the sports device according to the invention with two trampoline bungy areas and a climbing wall 4. The trampolines 6, which are arranged in the trampoline bungy areas, are independent of the mobile pedestal 1 of the sports device in the area of the trampoline -Bungy areas arranged. However, it is also conceivable that the trampolines 6 z. B. as side walls on the mobile base 1, in this case a trailer with a tandem axle 2, are arranged. In addition to the climbing wall 4, rods 1 or holding and guide arms 5 are provided on the trailer 1, which are preferably arranged diagonally upwards from the trailer and are supported by corresponding struts or supports. The climbing wall 4 is provided in the embodiment shown at the rear end of the trailer 1 and is fastened there with a kind of hinge mechanism.

At the ends of the rods 5 there are holding points 22 for a bungy rope (not shown), the bungy rope being held in the holding points 22 in a manner not shown, but suitable for performing jumps, somersaults, etc. In particular, the bungy rope or the two bungy ropes, between which the user is held, is rotatably, lowerably and / or tensionably mounted. In the collapsed, that is to say drivable, both the linkage 5 with any supports, not shown, and the climbing wall 4 are arranged on the loading surface of the trailer 1. The climbing wall 4, which is designed as a half cylinder in order to enable several people to climb on the climbing wall 4 at the same time, can advantageously also serve at the same time as a cover for the linkages 5 on the loading area of the trailer 1.

FIG. 2 also shows a trailer 1 with a tandem axle 2, in which a hinged climbing wall 4 is provided at the rear end of the trailer 1. A typical height for the climbing wall is about seven meters. On the climbing wall, a linkage 5 can be folded out horizontally at a suitable height, at the end of which a holding point 22 for a bungy rope can be provided. In the embodiment of FIG. 2, part of the trailer, namely part of the loading area and / or the drawbar 7, is used as a further stopping point 22 instead of an additional linkage. For this purpose, part of the loading area and / or the drawbar 7 in the functional position as a sports device is folded up and locked in a corresponding manner. The bungy ropes for the trampoline bungy areas can then be arranged in a corresponding manner at the breakpoints 22.

3 shows an embodiment in which five trampoline bungy areas are combined with a climbing wall 4. The illustration in FIG. 3, in which the sports device according to the invention is shown in a top view in an open state for use, shows that the four trampolines 6 are in turn arranged independently of the trailer 1 along the long sides of the trailer 1 directly on the ground. The trampoline 6 (tramp. 3) in the front area of the trailer 1 must, however, be arranged above the loading area of the trailer 1 or the drawbar 7. Alternatively, however, the drawbar 7 and part of the loading area can also be designed to be folded away. In this exemplary embodiment, too, the climbing wall 4 is again in the form of a half tube, the handle elements being arranged on the outside. The climbing wall 4 again serves as a cover or housing for the linkage 5 when the sports device is in the fully folded-in and thus ready-to-drive state. In a further embodiment, which is not explicitly shown here, it is also possible to dispense with the linkages 5, which are connected to the climbing wall 4, since the stopping points 22 can also be arranged directly on the climbing wall. Since the climbing wall 4 is preferably carried out such that a halbzylinderf ^'-shaped cladding is mounted on a frame part arranged underneath, the breakpoints either (not shown) to the frame assembly may or semi-cylindrical planking to be fixed.

Fig. 4 shows a partial side view of part of the folding mechanism for the linkage 5. In corresponding representations of Figs. 5 and 6, the operation of the folding mechanism is explained. The rods 5 are arranged horizontally in the folded state and held by a frame arrangement 9 with struts 10 arranged obliquely to one another. A first axis of rotation 11 is provided on the frame arrangement 9, about which the linkages 5 can be pivoted from the horizontal to the vertical (see FIGS. 4-6). In addition, the linkages 5 each also have a lifting cylinder 12, which bring the linkages or holding and guide arms 5 into the obliquely outward position in the case of vertical alignment, specifically by rotating the holding and guide arms 5 about the holding points 20 (second Axis of rotation) on the central element 21.

In addition, a rotary mechanism 8 is provided which causes the linkage 5 to pivot about the first axis of rotation 11 via a lifting cylinder 13. The lifting cylinder 13 with a cylinder housing 14 and a reciprocating piston 15 arranged movably therein is connected to a lever 16 via a swivel joint 17, so that the lever 16 is pivoted downwards when the lifting piston 15 is moved into the cylinder housing 14, which also means the linkage 5 the central element 21 is pivoted about the first axis of rotation 11 from the horizontal position into the vertical position. After reaching the vertical position, the lifting cylinders 12 are actuated, as a result of which the individual holding and guide arms of the linkage 5 are pivoted further outwards in order to assume their outwardly directed, obliquely upward position. Of course, a mechanism without a lifting cylinder 12 is also conceivable, since the proximity of the loading area of the vehicle 1 provided articulation points 20 (when unfolding) the holding and guide arms of the linkage 5 can be easily folded outwards without much effort.

FIG. 7 shows a side view of an embodiment of the sports device according to the invention which has five trampoline bungy areas, the rods 5 of the illustration shown in FIG. 7 being in the folded, ready-to-drive position. Accordingly, FIG. 8 shows a top view of the sports device according to the invention from FIG. 7 in a position in which the linkage 5 with the central element 21 has already been pivoted vertically around the frame arrangement 9 with the struts 10.

FIG. 9 shows in a further embodiment how the linkage 5, when folded, can rest on a support 18 on the loading surface of the trailer 1 or can be secured for travel.

According to a further aspect of the present invention, the linkage 5 can also be extended or folded out in itself. For example, the linkage 5, as shown schematically in FIG. 10, can be designed to be telescopic, wherein in the exemplary embodiment shown the linkage 5 consists of the linkage parts 5a and 5b which can be shifted into one another at 19. Alternatively, the linkage 5 can, however, also be switched to be foldable, so that one or more rotary joints can be provided within the linkage 5. In addition, further holding and supporting elements (not shown), such as struts, wire braces, etc., can be provided on the linkage or the individual holding and guide arms, which in turn can be hinged in a hinged manner.

FIG. 11 shows the sports device according to FIG. 10 in a state in which the linkage 5 has already been rotated vertically around the frame arrangement 9. 11 is also intended to clarify that the linkage 5 can also be constructed, for example, in such a way that it is only extended or expanded in the vertical position.

12 shows a top view of an embodiment which in turn has five trampoline bungee areas. The drive units for folding out are schematic here the linkage 5 from the vertical position to the end position, namely the lifting cylinder 12 shown.

FIG. 13 shows a side view of the sports device from FIG. 12 in the fully unfolded, ie ready-to-use state. The rods 5 point obliquely upwards and outwards from the loading surface of the trailer 1 and are on the loading surface of the trailer 1, on the rods 5 (not shown) or on the ground via additional supports 24, which can be articulated on the rods 5 (not shown) supported. In addition, supports (not shown) or tension between the arms of the linkage 5 or a central mast can be provided. In order to ensure a stable stand for the mobile pedestal, that is to say the trailer 1 in the example shown, brackets 21 or corresponding supports are shown schematically in FIG. 13 with which the sports device according to the invention can be supported on the stand.

Claims

claims

1. Mobile sports device for with support and stabilization system, in particular with elastic ropes, preferably bungy ropes, supported movement, in particular jumping on a trampoline (6), with at least one range of movement of a first type, which is limited by breakpoints for the elastic rope , wherein the stops for the elastic rope are arranged on a collapsible linkage (5), characterized in that the linkage (5) is arranged on a mobile base (1), the linkage (5) on the mobile base at least two positions can assume, namely a first folded position in which the sports device can be moved, and a second extended position in which the sports device can be used in its intended use.

2. Mobile sports device according to claim 1, characterized in that the mobile base (1) is a trailer, a platform truck, a pick-up, a truck or the like.

3. Mobile sports device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the mobile base (1) has a support (23), in particular boom, preferably hydraulically, pneumatically or by means of a crank handle, which the mobile base (1) in the second holds the extended position of the boom (5) stationary to the ground.

4. Mobile sports device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the mobile pedestal (1) comprises one or more vehicle components, in particular a drawbar (7), which are removable, in particular tiltable, from the movement range and / or one Form part of the linkage (5).

5. Mobile sports device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the linkage (5) comprises at least one tilting device (8) with which the linkage can be pivoted from the first position in the direction of the second position.

6. Mobile sports device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the linkage (5) has one or more drive units (12, 13), in particular hydraulic or pneumatic lifting cylinders, to support the extension and retraction of the linkage (5).

7. Mobile sports device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the linkage (5) has a plurality of mutually pivotable, movable and / or connectable supports, struts and the like.

8. Mobile sports device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the sports device further comprises at least one, preferably several, in particular in each case a cable winch for each range of motion, with which the elastic cable can be pulled and / or tensioned at the stopping point (22) ,

9. Mobile sports device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the sports device comprises at least one, preferably several, in particular a trampoline (6) for each range of motion of the first type, which is arranged independently of the mobile pedestal (1) in the range of motion or of the mobile pedestal (1) can be folded out.

10. Mobile sports device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the sports device has at least one, preferably a plurality of movement ranges of the second, third or further type, in particular an artificial climbing wall (4).

11. Mobile sports device according to claim 10, characterized in that the climbing wall (4) is part of the linkage (5) and / or is arranged as a cover or housing for the linkage (5), the climbing wall preferably via a drive unit according to claim 6 can be folded in and out.

12. Mobile sports device according to claim 10 or 11, characterized in that the climbing wall (4) is pivotally attached to the rear end of the mobile base (1).

13. Mobile sports device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the linkage (5) comprises a central element (21) or central mast or truss, which is pivotable about a first axis (11), the individual holding and guiding arms of the Linkage in the lower area (operating state) near the loading area of the vehicle at pivot points (second axis of rotation) on the central element (21) or central mast or truss are arranged so that the holding and guide arms can be swung out in a fan-like and / or star shape.

14. Mobile sports device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the supports (24) are arranged at pivot points in the upper region (operating state) of the linkage.