Alexander: Traditional trampolines injure kids via perimeter bars and spring gaps
Keith Alexander · Springfree Trampoline: Keith Alexander & Steve Holmes (2019) · Aug 30, 2021 · at 12:07
Springfree Trampoline inventor Keith Alexander explains the fundamental mechanical flaws in traditional trampoline designs that lead to childhood injuries.
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“The traditional trampoline has got a steel bar around the outside edge and springs right beside it. And then the mat that you jump on in the middle, and I can see that it's dangerous because the accident rates have gone up, and it's pretty obvious. You give this nice bouncy things to kids, and they'll bounce all over it, and they'll lose control, and they'll fall on the bar, or they'll fall down the hole between the springs”
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