Abdominal Exercise Platform With Rotatable Wheels For Dynamic Plank
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing exercise devices do not effectively support leg positioning for a plank exercise while allowing for movement, thus failing to simultaneously target core muscles and cardiovascular systems efficiently.
Innovation Solution
A platform with a top plate, endplates, and rotatable wheels, designed to support legs during a plank exercise, allowing users to move in any direction, thereby engaging core muscles and cardiovascular systems.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the platform uses fixed non-rotatable wheels, then the structure is simpler and more stable, but the user cannot move in any direction during exercise
Solution Approach 1:
The wheels are made rotatable relative to the endplates, transforming the platform from a static to a dynamic system. This allows the wheels to rotate in response to user movement in any direction, providing adaptability while keeping the rotation mechanism simple through direct attachment without complex drive systems
2Ease of operation
If the top plate is positioned horizontally, then the platform is more stable, but it does not properly support legs for plank exercise
Solution Approach 1:
The top plate is angled relative to the horizontal surface, introducing a dimensional change from horizontal to inclined positioning. This angular orientation provides proper leg support for plank exercises while the overall platform structure remains stable through the distributed wheel support and endplate configuration
3Productivity
If the platform supports only static plank position, then the exercise intensity is lower, but it does not effectively engage cardiovascular system
Solution Approach 1:
The rotatable wheels enable dynamic movement during exercise, allowing users to move the platform forward, backward, and sideways. This transforms the exercise from static to dynamic, increasing intensity and engaging cardiovascular system while maintaining relatively simple wheel attachment mechanisms
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AI summary
An abdominal exercise device for simultaneously exercising core muscles and a cardiovascular system includes a platform, which comprises a top plate, a pair of endplates, and a plurality of wheels. Each endplate is attached singly proximate to and extends substantially perpendicularly from a respective opposed end of the top plate. Each wheel is attached to a respective endplate distal from the top plate. The wheels enable locomotion of the platform in any direction upon a substantially horizontal surface. The platform supports legs of a user who is performing a plank exercise and enables the user to move along the substantially horizontal surface using their arms, thereby exercising at least core muscles and a cardiovascular system of the user.