Adjustable Ski Trainer with Chest Support Bar
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Solution Overview
Problem
Learning to ski is challenging due to difficulties in maintaining a proper skiing stance, which affects balance and control, as existing methods lack effective devices to hold the skier in the correct position.
Innovation Solution
A fully adjustable and multi-dimensional ski trainer with a support bar and adjustable handles that simulates the proper skiing position, allowing for comfortable fit and instructor-controlled guidance, enabling the skier to lean forward and hold ski poles correctly.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional ski-teaching methods are used, then instructors can teach skiing basics, but students cannot maintain proper skiing stance and balance
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a physical training device as an intermediary between the instructor and student. This device includes a support bar that contacts the student's chest and handles that simulate ski pole positions, serving as a mechanical mediator to enforce proper skiing stance and body positioning during learning
Solution Approach 2:
The device enables self-service by allowing the support bar and handles to automatically maintain the student's proper skiing position without continuous manual correction from the instructor. The mechanical structure self-enforces the correct stance through its physical constraints and support points
2Adaptability or versatility
If a fixed ski training device is used, then proper positioning is enforced, but it cannot accommodate students of different sizes and ages
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dynamics by making the device adjustable rather than fixed. The support bar position, handle spacing, and handle height can be dynamically reconfigured to match different student body dimensions, allowing the same device to adapt to various ages and sizes through mechanical repositioning
Solution Approach 2:
The device is segmented into multiple adjustable components including the support bar, handles, and connection points. Each segment can be independently positioned along the pole rod structure, enabling flexible adaptation to different student anthropometrics without requiring a complete redesign for each user
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AI summary
A multi-dimensional adjustable device for use in training skiers is disclosed. The ski training device of the present invention provides a horizontal support bar having a cushioned proximal end for comfortably engagement with a skier's chest and an opposite, distal end which can be gripped by a ski instructor. Specifically, a pair of adjustable upward-facing handles is positioned on the support bar to be gripped by the skier after the width between the handles is adjusted in accordance with the width of the skier's shoulders, and after the pair of handles is adjustably positioned along the length of said support bar in accordance with the length of the skier's arms. In this manner, skier leans forward in a proper skiing position. The distal end of the support bar provides a hand grip for the instructor. Also, an additional grip is adjustably positioned near the distal end, which provides an alternative grip for the instructor. In use, the skier is guided by a trained ski instructor or individual who directs the learning skier into turns, stops, and starts, while the skier is leaning forward, and properly faces the skier downhill in the “fall line” direction.