Adjustable Exercise Board Locking Mechanism for Home Fitness
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional exercise equipment is bulky and inflexible, making it unsuitable for home use and limiting its portability and versatility, while bodyweight exercises lack the effectiveness provided by equipment-based workouts.
Innovation Solution
An adjustable exercise apparatus with a board and strap system that can be locked into place using various attachment embodiments, allowing users to perform exercises like sit-ups and push-ups with stabilized feet, using engagement members, adjustment members, and optional supports to secure the board to different structures like doors or bed frames.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional exercise equipment is used, then workout effectiveness is improved, but the equipment becomes bulky and heavy, making it unsuitable for home use and limiting portability
Solution Approach 1:
The exercise apparatus is divided into separate functional components: a board for foot placement, an engagement member for securing to structures, and an adjustment member for positioning. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized independently and facilitates easy assembly, disassembly, and storage, resolving the contradiction between providing effective equipment-based workouts and maintaining portability for home use
Solution Approach 2:
The engagement member is designed to interface with multiple types of structures (door frames, bed frames, furniture) through universal attachment mechanisms. The adjustment member provides versatile positioning capabilities for different exercise types. This multi-functionality allows a single lightweight apparatus to replace multiple specialized equipment pieces, improving workout effectiveness without increasing weight
2Reliability
If conventional exercise equipment is used, then workout effectiveness is improved, but the equipment becomes inflexible and must be used and stored in a single space
Solution Approach 1:
The apparatus incorporates adjustable and movable components rather than fixed structures. The adjustment member enables dynamic repositioning of the board along the engagement member, allowing adaptation to different exercise requirements and locations. This dynamic design provides location flexibility while maintaining workout effectiveness, as the apparatus can be reconfigured for use in various spaces throughout the home
3Weight of moving object
If body weight exercises are performed without equipment, then portability is maintained, but workout effectiveness decreases due to lack of stabilization
Solution Approach 1:
The board serves as an intermediary device between the user's feet and the engagement member attached to household structures. This simple intermediary provides the necessary stabilization for effective body weight exercises without requiring heavy equipment. The board prevents feet from lifting during exercises like sit-ups, maintaining workout effectiveness while keeping the apparatus lightweight and portable
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AI summary
An exercise apparatus comprising a board. The board is locked in place via several different embodiments. In one embodiment, an engagement member extending from the back side of the board engages a bottom edge of a structure. An adjustment member is then manipulated to abut the structure, locking the board in place. In another embodiment, a saddle comprising a hollow tube and an insertion member is placed over the top edge of a structure. The insertion member is inserted into the hollow tube such that the structure is sandwiched between the insertion member and the back side of the board locking the board in place. Once the board is locked in place, a user interlocks their feet to the board via a strap. A user may perform exercises with their feet connected to the front side of the board.