JumpSport explained

JumpSport, Inc.
Type:Private
Industry:Sporting goods manufacturer
Predecessor:JumpSport, LLC
Foundation:Saratoga, California
Location City:San Jose, California
Location Country:United States
Area Served:Worldwide
Products:Trampolines

JumpSport, Inc. is a manufacturer of recreational trampolines and accessories that are distributed worldwide. JumpSport markets and sells a patented trampoline safety net enclosure which was invented by one of the company's founders, Mark Publicover.

History

The company was founded in January 1997 by Mark Publicover, his wife, Valerie, and then board chairman Byron Lewis Bertsch[1] [2] [3] [4] as a California limited liability company that was subsequently merged into the JumpSport California corporation created in May 1998.[5] Originally they created the company to market the safety net enclosure system which Publicover had patented.[6] JumpSport initially had its trampolines manufactured by Hedstrom out of Bedford, PA but, due to competitive pressures, they transitioned to overseas production in the 2000s. The company distributes to multiple retailers nationally.[7]

In 2000, JumpSport received funding from the Band of Angels.[8] Also in 2000, the company become one of 35 founding members of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission's (CPSC) "Product Safety Circle".[9]

In 2007, JumpSport's 15 employee business had $13 million in sales and represented less than 1% of the market for safety net enclosures.[10] [11]

JumpSport expanded their line to include fitness trampolines in 2008.[12] In 2011, they extended into the age 2–5 market with the introduction of the "iBounce" trampoline with integrated iPad/tablet holder.[13]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Byron L. Bertsch, Inventor, San Jose, CA. PatentBuddy. Jun 19, 1998 Earliest Filing ... JUMPSPORT, INC.. June 3, 2014.
  2. Web site: Byron Bertsch - JumpSport, Inc. - Joesdata.com. Joe's Data. Byron Bertsch work as an Chairman of the Board for Jumpsport, Inc.. June 3, 2014.
  3. Web site: Byron Bertsch Obituary – California – Tributes.com . Tributes.com . Byron was born on September 11, 1948 and passed away on Wednesday, April 14, 2010. Byron was a resident of California. . June 3, 2014.
  4. Web site: The Mustang world has lost a Great Guy . Mustang Owner's Club. Byron Bertsch 11/9/48 - 14/4/10 ... was the driving force behind the creation of Total Control Products.. April 15, 2010 . June 3, 2014.
  5. Web site: JumpSport, Inc. Saratoga, CA – Wysk Company Profile . May 27, 2014 . June 1, 2014.
  6. Publicover . Mark W. . June 19, 1998 . April 25, 2000 . Trampoline or the like with enclosure . US . 6053845.
  7. Web site: Going From Idea to Inc – Turning an Invention Into a Business . Lawrence J. Udell . California Invention Center . May 31, 2014.
  8. Trampoline Safety Company Receives Startup Funds . JumpSport . September 19, 2000 . May 31, 2014 .
  9. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20001017191806/http://cpsc.gov/businfo/psc.html. The Product Safety Circle . Consumer Product Safety Commission . October 17, 2000 . 2000 .
  10. Web site: Is your idea safe? . Mina Kimes . . April 28, 2008 . Publicover believes that copycats owe his business, which had sales of $13 million last year, $50 million. The CEO anticipates spending the next ten years cobbling together lawsuits and waiting for the courts to call up his case numbers. . May 31, 2014 .
  11. Web site: Besides a Great Idea, an Inventor Can Use a Patent on Patience . https://web.archive.org/web/20140602201206/http://articles.latimes.com/2002/oct/01/news/lv-inventions1/2 . dead . June 2, 2014 . October 1, 2002 . J. Michael Kennedy . . Five years after building his prototype that surrounds a trampoline with netting, Publicover finally turned a profit this year, but not before going through a series of setbacks and more than $1 million, much of that his own money. Now, he sells about 800 trampoline enclosures a day. They sell at various retailers and over the Internet at about $200 apiece. The downside is that he is now embroiled in a lawsuit against companies with similar products. . May 31, 2014.
  12. Web site: Trampoline Safety – Our Story at JumpSport. JumpSport . May 31, 2014.
  13. Web site: Winner - National Parenting Center Spring 2012 Seal of Approval . May 31, 2014.

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