Adjustable Pushup Table for Versatile Full-Body Workouts
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing exercise equipment is often bulky, requires permanent installation, and is inaccessible to sick, elderly, and disabled users who need assistance to exercise independently.
Innovation Solution
A multifunctional pushup table with a freestanding frame and a pushup enabling mechanism that can be adjusted to various angles, allowing users to perform exercises independently, regardless of their ability to stand or walk.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple pieces of exercise equipment are used to exercise all muscle groups, then exercise effectiveness is improved, but space occupation and device complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple exercise functions (pushups, sit-ups, leg raises, chest presses, squats) into a single integrated pushup table apparatus. The frame structure supports various exercise positions and the seat can be positioned for different exercises, allowing one device to replace multiple separate exercise equipment pieces.
Solution Approach 2:
The pushup table is designed as a universal exercise device that can perform multiple exercise types through different configurations. The adjustable seat position, various hand grip positions, and foot placement options enable the same apparatus to facilitate pushups, sit-ups, leg raises, chest presses, and squats, making it suitable for comprehensive full-body workouts.
2Reliability
If permanent installation is required for exercise equipment, then stability and durability are improved, but installation complexity and space flexibility worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The exercise equipment is designed as a freestanding frame with modular components that can be assembled and disassembled without permanent installation. The frame structure supports various exercise functions while maintaining stability through its design, allowing the equipment to be positioned flexibly in different locations without requiring structural modifications.
3Device complexity
If exercise equipment is designed for able-bodied users, then device simplicity is maintained, but accessibility for disabled users deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The pushup table incorporates features that accommodate both able-bodied and disabled users through its multiple exercise modes. The apparatus provides hand-supported pushup positions for users who cannot support their body weight, seated options for core exercises, and adjustable configurations that adapt to different ability levels, making it accessible to a broader range of users without significantly increasing complexity.
Data Source
AI summary
A multifunctional pushup table includes a freestanding frame, a body supporting section pivotally coupled to the freestanding frame, a pushup enabling section connected to the body supporting section, and a foot anchoring section attached to the body supporting section. The pushup enabling section is operable when the body supporting section is at an upright position, a horizontal position and an intermediate position relative to the freestanding frame.