Claims
- 1. A trampoline pad assembly for securement to a trampoline of the type including a rebound surface suspended by springs from an elevated ring, said assembly comprisingan annular top wall and an annular bottom wall secured together at congruent inner and outer wall boundaries to form an annular enclosure defining an interior pocket; means defining at least one opening in said bottom wall, said at least opening extending into the pocket; resilient material introduced into the pocket through said at least one opening, and an annular flexible skirt secured to the top wall adjacent to the outer boundary thereof so that the skirt lies flat against said top wall, said skirt having a free edge which is shorter than said outer congruent boundaries and said skirt being foldable around said outer congruent boundaries so that the skirt overlaps said at least one opening thereby enclosing said resilient material within said pocket.
- 2. The pad assembly defined in claim 1 and further including securing means for securing the free edge of the skirt to said bottom wall so that the skirt forms an annular tube adjacent to said congruent outer boundaries for encircling said ring.
- 3. The pad assembly defined in claim 2 wherein the securing means comprise a tie or an eye secured to the free edge of the skirt and to the bottom wall.
- 4. The pad assembly defined in claim 1 wherein the top and bottom walls are of plastic sheet material and the resilient material is plastic foam.
- 5. The pad assembly defined in claim 1 whereinthe top and bottom walls and skirt are composed of arcuate segments secured together end-to-end so that said pocket is composed of separate arcuate pocket segments; an opening is present in each bottom wall segment, and said resilient material comprises a separate arcuate insert in each of said pocket segments.
- 6. The pad assembly defined in claim 5 wherein each insert has a relatively thick radially outer section and a thinner radially inner section.
RELATED APPLICATION
This application is a continuation of Ser. No. 09/337,244, filed Jun. 22, 1999 now U.S. Pat. No. 6,193,632.
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