Trampolines Recalled After Injury Reports

[truthpusher]

not huge breaking news here unless you have one of these items, thought it would be good to post since a lot of you use this as your main news source

http://www.nynewsday.com/news/nationworld/nation/wire/sns-ap-recall-trampolines,0,3503895.story?coll=sns-ap-nation-headlines

Trampolines Recalled After Injury Reports

By Associated Press

January 25, 2005, 10:53 AM EST

WASHINGTON -- Jumpking Inc. is recalling about 1 million trampolines and nearly 300,000 trampoline enclosures after receiving reports of injuries including lacerations and a concussion, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said Tuesday.

Welds on the trampoline frame can break, and the mounting brackets on the "FunRing" enclosures have sharp edges that can cut skin, the commission said.

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The two products, manufactured in the United States and China, were sold together at discount department and toy stores nationwide and in Canada from July 1999 to December 2003 for $350 to $450. Sold separately until February 2004, the trampolines cost $180 to $220, and the enclosures went for $150 to $250.

Consumers are advised to stop using the trampolines and enclosures and contact Jumpking at 866-302-8669, weekdays 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. EST, for free repair kits or more information.

link for more info:

http://www.nynewsday.com/news/nationworld/nation/wire/sns-ap-recall-trampolines,0,3503895.story?coll=sns-ap-nation-headlines

[Bunny]

1. Does this surprise anyone?

Those things are accidents just waiting to happen!

[Chovexani]

2. Man Show viewers devastated

Heh.

[K8-EEE]

3. We Have A Freaking $2,000 Trampoline....

I figured it was cheaper than the orthopedic bills would be. Anybody in the market for these, we have never regretted the purchase -- the kids use it almost every day and believe it or not it is GREAT exercise -- 20 minutes in that thing and you really feel it!

This one is fully netted, padded and has a double bed, one under the other that acts as sort of a shock absorber. Our autistic daughter in particular finds the jumping very therapeutic and calming.

[alittlelark]

4. We have the 15' one in the backyard w/ the Fun Ring

Thank You very much for posting this.... I would have had no idea.

[truthpusher]

5. That's good to hear...

...I wasn't going to post this, but I thought there may be someone out there who has one of these...not that anyone's going to die or anything...it just costs so much these days to have a kid go to the hospital with a broken leg.

[alittlelark]

6. Just got off the phone w/ Jumpking, and they're sending

the fix-it kit in 7-10 days.... Thanks Again, big time!!O8)

[Buns_of_Fire]

7. It's a wonder any of us over 35 are still alive

"If I'd known I was going to live this long, I would have taken better care of myself." --Someone much better at turning a phrase than I

[Rose Siding]

8. It's all by chance

The cost/risk factor is the coin of the consumer driven society.

I survived childhood by riding standing up in the front bench seat, bicycling without a helmut and wearing clothes that could catch fire. Dumb luck, with the odds in my favor.

But my pre-school boy friend went on to become a high school gymnast- this was probably before any netting requirement on trampolines. He was paralyzed from the neck down.

I'm a big fan of safety improvements.