Claims
- 1. A spring board construction for enabling a user to bounce with both feet disposed thereon the spring board construction comprising:a board member with an upper surface, a lower surface, a first end, and a second end; a means for receiving a first foot of the user relative to the board member; a means for receiving a second foot of the user relative to the board member; and a first spring unit coupled to the board member wherein the first spring unit comprises a resiliently deflectable upper arcuate spring member with a first end, a second end, and an arcuate mid-portion and a resiliently deflectable lower arcuate spring member with a first end, a second end, and an arcuate mid-portion; wherein the upper and lower arcuate spring members are coupled in an opposing relationship; and wherein the first spring unit is coupled to the board member by a coupling of the mid-portion of the upper arcuate spring member with the board member.
- 2. A spring board construction for enabling a user to bounce with both feet disposed thereon, the spring board construction comprising:a board member with an upper surface, a lower surface, a first end, and a second end; a means for receiving a first foot of the user relative to the board member; a means for receiving a second foot of the user relative to the board member; and a first spring unit coupled to the board member wherein the first spring unit comprises a resiliently deflectable upper arcuate spring member with a first end, a second end, and an arcuate mid-portion and a resiliently deflectable lower arcuate spring member with a first end, a second end, and an arcuate mid-portion wherein the upper and lower arcuate spring members are coupled in an opposing relationship; wherein the means for receiving the first foot of the user relative to the board member comprises an area on the upper surface of the board member for receiving the first foot of the user and a means for retaining the first foot of the user and wherein the means for receiving the second foot of the user relative to the board member comprises an area on the upper surface of the board member for receiving the second foot of the user and a means for retaining the second foot of the user.
- 3. The spring board construction of claim 2 wherein the means for retaining the first foot of the user comprises at least one strap and wherein the means for retaining the second foot of the user comprises at least one strap.
- 4. The spring board construction of claim 3 wherein the area for receiving the first foot of the user comprises a first footplate with a peripheral wall fixed to the board member and wherein the area for receiving the second foot of the user comprises a second footplate with a peripheral wall fixed to the board member.
- 5. A spring board construction for enabling a user to bounce with both feet disposed thereon, the spring board construction comprising:a board member with an upper surface, a lower surface, a first end, and a second end; a means for receiving a first foot of the user relative to the board member; a means for receiving a second foot of the user relative to the board member; a first spring unit coupled to the board member wherein the first spring unit comprises a resiliently deflectable upper arcuate spring member with a first end, a second end, and an arcuate mid-portion and a resiliently deflectable lower arcuate spring member with a first end, a second end, and an arcuate mid-portion wherein the upper and lower arcuate spring members are coupled in an opposing relationship; and a second spring unit coupled to the board member wherein the second spring unit comprises a resiliently deflectable upper arcuate spring member with a first end, a second end, and an arcuate mid-portion and a resiliently deflectable lower arcuate spring member with a first end, a second end, and an arcuate mid-portion wherein the upper and lower arcuate spring members are coupled in an opposing relationship.
- 6. The spring board construction of claim 5 wherein the upper and lower arcuate spring members of the first spring unit are disposed in a generally parallel relationship to the upper and lower arcuate spring members of the second spring unit.
- 7. The spring board construction of claim 6 wherein the first spring unit is disposed adjacent to the first end of the board member and wherein the second spring unit is disposed adjacent to the second end of the board member.
- 8. The spring board construction of claim 6 wherein the board member has a longitudinal dimension from its first end to its second end and wherein the upper and lower arcuate spring members of the first and second spring units are disposed generally perpendicular to that longitudinal dimension.
- 9. The spring board construction of claim 9 wherein the board member comprises a unitary member.
- 10. The spring board construction of claim 9 wherein the unitary member is formed from impact resistant plastic with a plurality of apertures therethrough.
- 11. The spring board construction of claim 5 wherein the upper and lower arcuate spring members are coupled by a means for fixing the first ends of the upper and lower arcuate spring members together and a means for fixing the second ends of the upper and lower arcuate spring members together.
- 12. The spring board construction of claim 11 wherein the means for fixing the first ends of the upper and lower arcuate spring members together comprises a first encasement that mutually envelopes at least a portion of the first ends of each of the upper and lower arcuate spring members and wherein the means for fixing the second ends of the upper and lower arcuate spring members together comprises a second encasement that mutually envelopes at least a portion of the second ends of each of the upper and lower arcuate spring members.
- 13. The spring board construction of claim 12 wherein the first and second ends of the upper arcuate spring member overhang the first and second ends of the lower arcuate spring member.
- 14. The spring board construction of claim 12 wherein the first and second encasements each comprise a volume of polymeric material.
- 15. The spring board construction of claim 14 further comprising at least one surface variation chosen from the group consisting of an aperture, an indentation, and a protuberance in or on each of the first and second ends of each of the upper and lower arcuate spring members within the first and second encasements.
- 16. The spring board construction of claim 14 wherein the upper and lower arcuate spring members of the first spring unit are formed from a composite structural material of plastic and fiberglass.
- 17. A spring board construction for enabling a user to bounce with both feet disposed thereon, the spring board construction comprising:a board member with an upper surface, a lower surface, a first end, and a second end; a means for receiving a first foot of the user relative to the board member; a means for receiving a second foot of the user relative to the board member; a first spring unit coupled to the board member wherein the first spring unit comprises a resiliently deflectable upper arcuate spring member with a first end, a second end, and an arcuate mid-portion and a resiliently deflectable lower arcuate spring member with a first end, a second end, and an arcuate mid-portion wherein the upper and lower arcuate spring members are coupled in an opposing relationship; and a traction member fixed to the mid portion of the lower arcuate spring member of the first spring unit.
- 18. A spring board construction for enabling a user to bounce with both feet disposed thereon, the spring board construction comprising:a board member with an upper surface, a lower surface, a first end, and a second end; a means for receiving a first foot of the user relative to the board member; a means for receiving a second foot of the user relative to the board member; a first spring unit coupled to the board member wherein the first spring unit comprises a resiliently deflectable upper arcuate spring member with a first end, a second end, and an arcuate mid-portion and a resiliently deflectable lower arcuate spring member with a first end, a second end, and an arcuate mid-portion; wherein the upper and lower arcuate spring members are coupled in an opposing relationship; and wherein the upper and lower arcuate spring members vary in width and thickness to have mid-portions that are wider and thicker than their first and second ends.
- 19. A spring board construction for enabling a user to bounce with both feet disposed thereon, the spring board construction comprising:a board member with an upper surface, a lower surface, a first end, and a second end; a means for receiving a first foot of the user relative to the board member; a means for receiving a second foot of the user relative to the board member; a first spring unit coupled to the board member wherein the first spring unit comprises a resiliently deflectable upper arcuate spring member with a first end, a second end, and an arcuate mid-portion and a resiliently deflectable lower arcuate spring member with a first end, a second end, and an arcuate mid-portion; wherein the upper and lower arcuate spring members are coupled in an opposing relationship; and wherein the upper and lower arcuate spring members are integrally formed.
- 20. A spring board construction for enabling a user to bounce with both feet disposed thereon, the spring board construction comprising:a board member with an upper surface, a lower surface, a first end, a second end, and a longitudinal dimension from the first end to the second end; a first binding for retaining a first foot of the user relative to the board member; a second binding for retaining a second foot of the user relative to the board member; a first spring unit coupled to the board member wherein the first spring unit comprises a resiliently deflectable upper arcuate spring member with a first end, a second end, and an arcuate mid-portion and a resiliently deflectable lower arcuate spring member with a first end, a second end, and an arcuate mid-portion wherein the upper and lower arcuate spring members are coupled in an opposing relationship and wherein the first spring unit is coupled to the lower surface of the board member by a coupling of the mid-portion of the upper arcuate spring member with the board member; and a second spring unit coupled to the board member wherein the second spring unit comprises a resiliently deflectable upper arcuate spring member with a first end, a second end, and an arcuate mid-portion and a resiliently deflectable lower arcuate spring member with a first end, a second end, and an arcuate mid-portion wherein the upper and lower arcuate spring members are coupled in an opposing relationship and wherein the second spring unit is coupled to the lower surface of the board member by a coupling of the mid-portion of the upper arcuate spring member with the board member.
- 21. The spring board construction of claim 20 wherein the upper and lower arcuate spring members of the first spring unit are disposed in a generally parallel relationship to the upper and lower arcuate spring members of the second spring unit.
- 22. The spring board construction of claim 21 wherein the first spring unit is disposed adjacent to the first end of the board member and wherein the second spring unit is disposed adjacent to the second end of the board member.
- 23. The spring board construction of claim 21 wherein the upper and lower arcuate spring members of the first and second spring units are disposed generally perpendicular to that longitudinal dimension.
- 24. The spring board construction of claim 20 wherein the first ends of the upper and lower arcuate spring members are fixed together by a first encasement that mutually envelopes at least a portion of the first ends of each of the upper and lower arcuate spring members and wherein the second ends of the upper and lower arcuate spring members are fixed together by a second encasement that mutually envelopes at least a portion of the second ends of each of the upper and lower arcuate spring members.
- 25. The spring board construction of claim 24 further comprising at least one surface variation chosen from the group consisting of an aperture, an indentation, and a protuberance in or on each of the first and second ends of each of the upper and lower arcuate spring members within the first and second encasements.
- 26. The spring board construction of claim 20 wherein the upper and lower arcuate spring members of the first and second spring units are formed from a composite structural material of plastic and fiberglass.
- 27. The spring board construction of claim 20 further comprising a traction member fixed to the mid portion of the lower arcuate spring member of each of the first and second spring units.
- 28. The spring board construction of claim 20 wherein the upper and lower arcuate spring members of each of the first and second spring units are integrally formed.
Parent Case Info
This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No.: 60/365,263 filed Mar. 18, 2002.
US Referenced Citations (21)
Provisional Applications (1)
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