Adjustable Aperture Sports Training Goggle for Target Focus
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing sport training devices lack adjustability and effectiveness in helping athletes focus on a target, often being unwieldy and sport-specific, failing to provide a versatile solution for various athletic endeavors.
Innovation Solution
A sports training goggle with a flexible faceplate, adjustable straps, and rotatable lenses that allow for customizable aperture sizes to accommodate different training needs, enabling athletes to focus on a target while maintaining adjustability and ease of use across multiple sports.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If prior art devices use fixed blinders or strobe technology to limit peripheral vision, then eye focus on target is improved, but device complexity and ease of operation deteriorate due to being unwieldy and sport-specific
Solution Approach 1:
The goggle is divided into modular components: a faceplate with ocular sockets, removable lenses with different aperture sizes, and adjustable temples. This segmentation allows the system to be adapted to different sports and user needs without redesigning the entire device, reducing overall complexity while maintaining focus effectiveness.
Solution Approach 2:
The goggle design incorporates universal features including multiple aperture size lenses that can be interchanged, adjustable temples for different head sizes, and a standardized faceplate structure. This multi-functionality allows a single device to serve multiple sports disciplines (golf, baseball, basketball) rather than requiring sport-specific devices, thereby reducing device complexity.
2Ease of operation
If prior art devices use fixed aperture sizes to train focus, then eye focus training is simplified, but adaptability to different sports and training needs deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The lens aperture size is made dynamic and adjustable rather than fixed. Users can interchange lenses with different aperture diameters (e.g., 3mm, 5mm, 7mm) depending on the specific sport and training requirements. This dynamic adaptability allows the same goggle framework to effectively train focus for different sports without compromising ease of operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables parameter changes by allowing users to select different aperture sizes based on training needs. Smaller apertures (3mm) are suitable for sports requiring precise target focus like golf, while larger apertures (7mm) work better for sports needing broader visual awareness like basketball. This parameter adjustability maintains ease of operation while significantly improving adaptability.
3Measurement precision
If athletes use narrow field of vision devices to maintain head stability, then eye focus on target is improved, but loss of peripheral vision information increases
Solution Approach 1:
The goggle implements partial action by providing selective aperture restriction rather than complete peripheral vision blocking. The adjustable aperture sizes allow athletes to receive just enough visual restriction to improve focus while maintaining sufficient peripheral awareness for safety and situational awareness. This partial restriction approach improves target focus without excessively sacrificing peripheral information.
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AI summary
A pair of sports training goggles includes a faceplate having a pair of opposed temples shaped to engage the head of a user and a pair of viewing apertures disposed in general alignment with the eyes of the user. A pair of spaced ocular sockets disposed generally over the eyes of the user each has a central aperture and first and second lenses, each shaped to engage the ocular sockets and occlude the central apertures.