[1959 October 23, “Scoop: O’Bryan says”, in The Bryan Daily Eagle, volume 84, number 96, Bryan, Tex.: Eagle Printing Co., Inc., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 1, column 1:
We are going to have to refer to Emil Mamaglia’s boys at A&M as “rebound tumblers” now. The Nissen Trampoline Co. of Cedar Rapids has written us pointing out that despite the popularity of the word “Trampoline,” that is their copyrighted name, to be written with a capital “T” and used only in connection with their equipment.]
1960, Frank Ladue, Jim Norman, “Back Somersault with the Full Twist”, in Two Seconds of Freedom, 5th edition, Cedar Rapids, Ia.: Nissen Corporation, published 1962, →OCLC, chapter 7 (Mechanical Analyses of Basic Competitive Stunts), page 113:
This piking is used by the experienced rebound tumbler as a means of adjustment to his landing and begins before the final twist is completed.
1960 January 20, Tom Chapman, “Usual Antics Lead to Win: 5,857 Fans Chortle At Trotter Routines”, in Eugene Register-Guard, 93rd year, number 89, Eugene, Ore., →OCLC, page 3B, columns 4–5:
Among these were rebound tumbler Dick Albershardt, batonist Guy Allan, unicyclist Jasques[sic] Cordon, juggling unicyclist Boy Foy and equilibrist George Lee.
1960 January 21, “Swimmers and Gymnasts Active”, in Hastings Daily Tribune, volume 55, number 94, Hastings, Neb., →OCLC, page 6, column 5:
Rebound tumblers will be Ron Hinrichs, Larry Albers and Darrel Pearson, while Ken Shafer, Dick May and Schnase will go in the rope climb.
1960 January 22, “Globetrotters In 4-Game Set”, in Valley Times, volume 23, number 19, North Hollywood, Calif., →OCLC, page 18:
Variety acts include: Kimi Yokoi, Bailina of the Bicycle; Carmenas Duo, Europe’s foremost hand-balancers; The Parrys, rebound-tumblers, and Richard Bergmannn, England, former world champion, vs. Norikazu “Cannonball” Fujii, Japan.
1960 January 25, “Globetrotter Basketball At Richmond”, in Berkeley Daily Gazette, volume LXXXIII, number 21, Berkeley, Calif., →OCLC, page 20, column 3:
The acts include table tennis stars Richard Bergman of England and Norikazu (Cannon ball) Fujii of Japan; The Parrys, young rebound-tumblers; German hand-balancers Adolph and Carmen Carmenas, and the ballerina of the bicycle, Kim Yokoi.
Steve Johnson, a rebound tumbler from Denver, Colo., has been a consistent winner for the gymnastics team.
1960 February 16, “Family YMCA Brings 3 Top Tumble Stars Here”, in Casper Morning Star, volume 12, number 40, Casper, Wyo., →OCLC, page 28, column 4:
Casper’s Family YMCA has secured the services of three of the nation’s top rebound tumblers for a series of exhibitions, clinics and demonstrations Thursday, Friday and Saturday of this week. Rich Harris, Ed Cole and Frank LaDue, all associated with the Nissen Trampoline Co. of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, will start a busy three-day program upon their arrival here Thursday.
1960 February 20, Ray Giffin, “T-Birds Sparkle In Dumping Trappers, 87-75”, in Casper Morning Star, volume [12], number 44, Casper, Wyo., →OCLC, page 31, column 5:
Fans were treated to an excellent halftime show presented by Ed Cole and his troop of rebound tumblers who are here for a YMCA Family clinic. The trio performed stunts and comedy routine on the Trampolines.
1960 March 23, “Full House Expected For Annual Visit of Harlem Globetrotters: Came to Be Benefit for Boysville”, in The Muskegon Chronicle, Muskegon, Mich., →OCLC, page 38, column 6:
The halftime acts include Dick Albershardt, rebound-tumbler; Guy Allan, batonist; Boy Foy, juggling unicyclist; Jacques Cordon, unicyclist, and George Lee, equilibrist.
1960 March 23, “Globetrotters To Put On Real Show Here March 31”, in The Sheboygan Press, volume LIII, number 82, Sheboygan, Wis., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 1, column 2:
The performers include Jacques Cordon (unicyclist), George Lee (equilibrist), Boy Foy (juggling unicyclist), Guy Allan (batonist), and Dick Albershardt (rebound-tumbler).
1960 March 30, “Thursday Attraction Star-Studded . . .: Entertaining ‘Sports’ Evening In Store For Globetrotter Fans”, in The Sheboygan Press, volume LIII, number 88, Sheboygan, Wis., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 23, columns 2–3:
Besides the ball game, five carefully picked acts will entertain the crowd at halftime. They are rebound-tumbler Dick Albershardt, batonist Guy Allan, juggling unicyclist Roy Foy, unicyclist Jacques Cordon, and equilibrist George Lee.
1970, Gene A[dams] Logan, Wayne C. McKinney, “Summation of Internal Foces”, in Kinesiology (Physical Education Series), Wm. C. Brown Company Publishers, →ISBN, part III (Kinesiologic Analysis), chapter 10 (Kinesiologic Constructs), page 172:
These procedures of increasing and decreasing angular velocity are commonly observed when watching a rebound tumbler in action. If the rebound tumbler performs a front flip rapidly while in the air above the trampoline bed, it is best performed in a full tuck position.
Bouncy Ann Eastham, of Star City, Ark., is sailing through the air in Atlantic City, N. J., after being bounced from a rebound-tumbler at George Hamid’s famous Steel Pier.
1960 June 16, “Sports Picture News Around the World”, in The Pampa Daily News, volume 29, number 63, Pampa, Tex., →OCLC, page 6:
Taking a flier on a rebound-tumbler, four-year-old Tommy Stevens and some of his playmates are getting a good workout in Austin, Tex.
Then he leaped twelve feet in the air as if shot off a rebound tumbler.
1961 January, “New Equipment”, in Herman L. Masin, editor, Scholastic Coach, volume 30, number 5 (Building and Equipment Issue), New York, N.Y.: Scholastic Magazines, Inc., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 54:
• REBOUND TUMBLER. At no extra cost, Nissen is chrome-plating every Nissen Trampoline unit for maximum rust-resistance, looks, long life.
1961 April, Mac Levy Sports Equipment Corp., “Tumble-King”, in Dwight Keith, editor, Coach & Athlete: The Magazine for Coaches, Trainers, Officials and Fans, volume XXIII, number 9, Atlanta, Ga.: Coach & Athlete, Inc., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 25:
At last . . . a rebound tumbler that offers EVERYTHING! COMPLETE SAFETY (No Exposed Springs) . . . BALANCED REBOUND ACTION . . . FAR GREATER DURABILITY . . . YEARS OF HARD USE…EASY HANDLING AND STORAGE…JUST ROLL IT AWAY!
THE SCENE in 13-year-old John Pennel’s backyard in Miami, Florida, resembled a kind of physical-fitness Happening, involving the youngster, a bean pole, a rebound tumbler, some ropes, some garbage cans, some chairs, a stick and a dirty old TV antenna. First, as was his daily habit, John would climb the ropes, then he would swing around a bean pole, and finally he would work out on a rebound tumbler.
1967, Mac Davis, “John Pennel”, in The Giant Book of Sports: More Than 100 Dramatic and Exciting Stories of Outstanding Achievements in the World’s Favorite Sports, New York, N.Y.: Grosset & Dunlap, →LCCN, →OCLC, “Track and Field” section, page 91, column 1:
He had a bean pole, a rebound tumbler, some ropes, garbage cans, old chairs, a stick, and a weather-beaten old television antenna. As was his daily training habit, he would climb the ropes, swing around the bean pole, work out on the rebound tumbler, then use his rusty old television antenna as a pole to leap over the piled-up garbage cans and chairs.
By the way, in those days of the early 1970s, the Times never called a ping-pong tournament a ping-pong tournament. It was, technically, a table-tennis tournament. The name Ping-Pong, you see, was a trademark name of Parker Brothers, the games people. In the same way, we never used to describe people jumping on a Trampoline (another trademark). We would call it by its generic name—a rebound-tumbler. I doubt most readers knew what we were talking about.]
[2011, Julian Walker, “Trampoline”, in Team Talk: Sporting Words and Their Origins, Botley, Oxfordshire: Shire Publications, →ISBN, page 208:
‘Trampoline’ was used as the tradename of the product they developed, which was generically called a ‘rebound tumbler’.]
[2016, British Council, LiveABC Interactive Corporation, “Genericide”, in Barry Hall, editor, IELTS Essential Guide, →ISBN, “Practice Tests” section, “Academic Test 4” subsection, page 292:
The Griswold-Nissen company were not so fortunate, however, when they attempted to promote the trampoline as a ‘rebound tumbler’ – the generic term never caught on and they eventually lost their trademark.]
