Adaptive Workout Padding with Pivoting Pads for Muscle Stretch
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing workout equipment padding solutions, such as the GOB pad, lack adaptability to accommodate differences in personal physiology and machine types, limiting the ability to modify body position and range of motion for optimal muscle stretch.
Innovation Solution
An adaptable leverage device comprising bundled elongated pads with flexible interconnections that allow pivoting and folding, enabling adjustable thickness and positioning on workout equipment to enhance muscle stretch.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a singular pad with a singular strap is used, then the device is simple in design and easy to manufacture, but it lacks adaptability to accommodate differences in personal physiology and different types of machines
Solution Approach 1:
The device is divided into multiple pads (at least two) that can be independently positioned and adjusted. Each pad can be separately configured to accommodate different body parts and machine types, providing adaptability without requiring a completely different device for each application.
Solution Approach 2:
The device incorporates adjustable and reconfigurable elements, such as adjustable straps and positioning mechanisms, that allow the user to dynamically adapt the device's configuration to match different physiological requirements and machine types during use.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the device is designed with fixed thickness, then the manufacturing is simpler, but it cannot accommodate different user needs for padding thickness to achieve optimal muscle stretch
Solution Approach 1:
The device uses multiple separate pads instead of a single fixed-thickness pad. This segmentation allows the user to stack or combine pads to achieve the desired total thickness, providing customization without requiring complex variable-thickness manufacturing processes.
Solution Approach 2:
The device enables parameter changes in thickness by allowing users to adjust the number and arrangement of pads. This simple approach to parameter adjustment avoids the need for complex manufacturing while still achieving the goal of customizable thickness for optimal muscle stretch.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the device uses rigid connections between pads, then the structure is more stable, but it cannot accommodate varying body positions and ranges of motion
Solution Approach 1:
The device uses flexible connections between pads instead of rigid ones. These flexible connections allow the device to adapt to varying body positions and ranges of motion while maintaining sufficient structural stability through the combined support of multiple pads and connecting elements.
Solution Approach 2:
The device incorporates flexible connecting elements between pads that can bend and adjust to accommodate different body positions and ranges of motion. These flexible connections maintain structural integrity while allowing the necessary adaptability for different workout configurations.
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AI summary
An adaptable leverage device for modifying body position and range of motion in use of workout equipment for greater muscle stretch in each workout rep. The device features at least one bundled group of elongated pads that are elongated in a common longitudinal direction and bundled together in longitudinally parallel relationship to one another, and among which any neighbouring two pads of said bundled group are coupled together via one or more flexible interconnections that permits pivoting of said neighboring two pads relative to one another between varying positions of longitudinally parallel relationship to one another. The device is usable in a flat state on flat back and chest supports of various workout equipment, but also usable in a non-flat state conforming to cylindrical legs bars of leg curl and leg extension machines. A stackable embodiment with two pad groups is foldable in half to double the device's effective thickness.