SF90 - Freedom to Move

The SF90 is the original Springfree Trampoline and offers a huge circular play area equivalent to a 14' spring based model. Is big safe and fun for everyone!

Available to purchase from Rainbow Play Systems the SF90 retails at £675 plus delivery and orders placed before 11am are usually delivered next working day. To place an order or to find out more information click here

Parents Ignore Trampoline Safety

It is a common problem I read about time after time but the BBC reported today that Doctors at Kingston Hospital in Surrey have seen a surge in the number of children they treat for accidents on trampolines. Operations were carried out on 18 children and 28 were referred to the hospital's ear, nose and throat clinic.

Read the complete article here http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8273795.stm

Remember that although Springfree Trampolines offer a safer way to jump there is still an obligation on parents to supervise their children when they jump and ensure the golden rule is followed - ONLY ONE JUMPER AT A TIME

SF60 - The World's First Capsule Shaped Trampoline

The SF60's unique capsule shape provides maximum jumping area for today's more compact gardens. With 60 fiberglass rods the SF60 allows active jumping up to 16 stones ensuring fun for all the family.

To purchase your SF60 visit www.rainbowplay.co.uk.

SF40 - Big Bounce, Compact Design

The SF40 is Springfree's smallest trampoline. The number 40 refers to the number of fiberglass rods which replace the steel springs on a traditional trampoline. At 8' in diameter if offers the same jumping area as a spring based 10' trampoline but in a more compact footprint.

The SF40 is perfect for younger jumpers and smaller gardens. To buy your SF40 visit the Rainbow Play Systems website. Delivery is usually next working day for orders placed before 11:00 am.

Springfree Soft Edge Technology

This video clip really demonstrates how effective Springfree's Soft Edge Technology is. Just imagine if that was a child's head!

Celebrities boost trampoline sales

The press association recently reported that:

Sales of trampolines have grown by more than three times in a craze sparked by celebrities such as Madonna and Victoria Beckham, a supermarket said.

Both the full-size and smaller versions, trampettes, have seen an increase of 70% year-on-year, according to Tesco Direct.

This summer its sales of 10ft and 12ft trampolines rose by 355% compared to the same period last year.

Trampoline coach for British Gymnastics, Anne-Sonia King who also runs a trampolining academy, said: "I would definitely recommend trampolining as it increases strength and fitness of the muscles, reduces cholesterol and helps to keep you fit and healthy. Classes at my academy are getting more and more popular - it's definitely a rising trend."

An hour of bouncing on a trampoline can burn more than 200 calories.

Heather Newing, Health and Fitness Buying Manager at Tesco said: "Trampettes seem to be taking off in a big way; they're a great way to exercise and lots of fun too."

Madonna and actress Gwyneth Paltrow have reportedly included aerobics on trampettes as part of their exercise regimes, and Posh Spice is also apparently a fan of the practice.

Better By Design

The best way to remove hazards is to design them out completely.
This is always superior to providing guards, pads or warnings. In
order to remove (and not just attenuate) each of the impact zones
identified in conventional trampoline design, a whole set of novel
engineering strategies needed to be developed and tested. Designs
were roughed out, prototyped, tried, patented, and then thoroughly
field-tested over a number of years. The final result is an integrated
set of sub-assemblies that in concert, remove all the impact zones
inherent in the traditional design, and deliver the world’s safest
trampoline.

The Beginning

To fully understand where the Springfree range came from we have to go back to the Springfree White Paper.

Introduction
In 1908 Henry Ford shipped the first mass produced automobile, the Model T. Compared to today’s automotive technology, it would not be considered “fit for purpose”. Technology has moved on. In 1938, Boeing built the first commercial airliner, the Boeing 314 Clipper flying boat. Compared to today’s aeronautics technology, it would not be considered “fit for purpose”. Technology has moved on.

In 1935, George Nissen invented the first commercial trampoline. Amazingly, compared to today’s mainstream trampoline technology, there has been virtually no change. What is essentially the same design is still being manufactured and is still considered 100% “fit for purpose”. Sadly, trampoline technology, unlike almost every other popular consumer device, has remained frozen in time—until now.

A careful analysis of worldwide trampoline injury data initiated in 1994 by Dr Keith Alexander (University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand) revealed that in order to build a safer trampoline three major impact zones would need to be engineered out of the traditional design:

• The springs, which were in the same plane as the jumping surface
• The steel frame, which was also dangerously close to the jumping surface
• The ground or obstructions on the ground, which could be hit as a result of jumpers falling off the trampoline altogether

After 11 years of design, materials innovation, prototyping, and the application of significant international venture capital, SET Technology (SoftEdge Trampoline) is bringing trampoline technology into the 21st century.

Ooooouuch!

A little tongue in cheek perhaps and not many trampolines have no padding at all, but this situation still exists perhaps more frequently than you might imagine. The most likely scenario is that after a couple of years the padding around the edge of your trampoline has ripped or doesn't fit quite so well as it did on day one and that can lead to really serious accidents like this. You only have to watch 'You've been framed' on a Saturday to what can happen.

Towards Trampolines Without Injury

Trampolines have been with us for almost 70 years. As their popularity has increased, so have the injury statistics. Until recently the solution to managing impact risks has been to supply add-on padding, rigid pole barriers and a profusion of warnings.

The patented SoftEdge Technology (SET) developed by Springfree Trampolines had a "Zero Impact Zone" target. It is the result of the first genuine engineering effort designed to remove all sources of impact injury from the domestic trampoline

From the Springfree White Paper - Trampolines without injury

How many kids kids ended up in hospital?

According to a Local Government Press Release on the 14th August 2008 as many as 18,000 children could be injured over the summer alone whilst playing on trampolines. Even worse 40% of those children will require an operation. Just think how that number could have been reduced if all trampolines were Springfree. I have never really thought about what we are doing as saving the tax payer money.

Jump Safe with a Springfree Trampoline

So here it is, the safest trampoline in the world. the story of its evolution will come later but needless to say it was invented by a very clever chappy from NZ called Keith. Dr Keith actually! Like so many families mum had decided that trampolines were simply too dangerous for her kids and that was that. Not wanting to let the children down and believing he was a cut above the engineering rest Keith set to with the objective that if he could satisfy Mrs. A then he might be on to a winner. How right he was.

Don't believe everything you read!

"A trampoline is a device consisting of a piece of taut, strong fabric stretched over a steel frame using many coiled springs. People bounce on trampolines for recreational and competitive purposes.

The fabric on which users bounce (commonly known as a 'bounce mat' or 'trampoline bed') is not elastic in itself; the elasticity is provided by the springs which connect it to the frame."

This is what Wikipedia thinks but why won't it let me change it? It should read .......

"A trampoline is a device consisting of a piece of taut, strong fabric stretched over a steel frame using many coiled springs or fiberglass rods. People bounce on trampolines for recreational and competitive purposes.

The fabric on which users bounce (commonly known as a 'bounce mat' or 'trampoline bed') is not elastic in itself; the elasticity is provided by the springs or rods which connect it to the frame."