ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,589,286, issued on March 31, was assigned to BESTWAY INFLATABLES & MATERIAL CORP. (Shanghai).
"Easy-to-assemble trampoline with spray elements" was invented by Xiaobo Chen (Jinhua City, China), Fengwang Chen (Jinhua City, China), Yanping Wu (Jinhua City, China) and Deju Yu (Jinhua City, China).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "There is presented an easy-to-assemble trampoline kit, providing improved assembly complexity and reducing assembly time over prior approaches, while also enhancing stability and user safety. Aspects of the present invention include: a support frame for mounting a rebounding mat and a protective net, net support posts...