Adjustable Stretch Board and Roller for Calf Muscle Flexibility

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing methods do not effectively allow for adjustable stretching and massaging of calf and hamstring muscles at varying intensities and heights, limiting athletes' ability to optimize muscle performance and flexibility.

Innovation Solution

A muscle stretching and massaging apparatus with a support frame that adjusts the angle of a stretch board and the height of a lateral roller, enabling users to stretch calf muscles at multiple intensities and massage leg muscles in a relaxed state, accommodating different user needs.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If a fixed stretching board and roller height are used, then the apparatus structure is simple, but the adaptability for different users and intensities is limited

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveadjustability of stretching intensity and roller heightVSAvoidstructure complexity of support frame

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The support frame incorporates adjustable components that allow dynamic reconfiguration of the stretching board angle and roller height. The board can be positioned at multiple angles and the roller at multiple heights, transforming a static structure into a dynamic, adaptable system that meets different user needs without requiring multiple separate devices

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The support frame is divided into modular components with independent adjustment mechanisms. The board support and roller support are separate adjustable elements, allowing each to be independently positioned. This segmentation enables fine-tuned customization of stretching parameters while maintaining a relatively simple overall structure

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

2Adaptability or versatility

If multiple adjustment positions are provided, then the adaptability for varying intensities is improved, but the device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvenumber of adjustable positionsVSAvoidnumber of components

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The support frame is designed as a multi-functional platform that handles both board angle adjustment and roller height adjustment through a single integrated structure. This universal design reduces the need for separate adjustment mechanisms for each function, thereby providing multiple adjustable positions without proportionally increasing device complexity

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS9259608B2Muscle stretching and massaging apparatus

Publication Date: 2016.02.16 DYNAMIC SPORTS PRODS

AI summary

A muscle stretching and massaging apparatus enables stretching of the calf at varying levels of intensity and massaging of muscles of the leg while those muscles are in a relaxed state. A support frame provides a stable base for the apparatus and means for receiving and supporting a lateral roller at a plurality of heights and a stretch board at a plurality of angles relative to a supporting surface. The stretch board enables calf stretching at varying levels of intensity, depending on the severity of the angle formed between the stretch board and the surface upon which the support frame rests. The adjustable height of the roller further enables the apparatus to provide calf and hamstring massaging while the muscles are in a relaxed state.