Adjustable Training Bench with Telescoping Support
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional exercise benches are large, cumbersome, and lack versatility, making them unsuitable for home use and inadequate for athletes and fitness enthusiasts who require adjustable height and functionality for various exercises, as they are primarily designed for upper body workouts and do not accommodate different user sizes effectively.
Innovation Solution
A compact, adjustable training bench with a telescoping vertical support and angular coupling system that allows for height and angle adjustments, providing stability and versatility for both upper and lower body exercises, and featuring a foldable design for storage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If traditional exercise benches are designed with standard fixed height and structure, then they provide stability and simplicity, but they cannot accommodate users of different heights and limit exercise versatility
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the dynamics principle by making the bench height adjustable through a telescoping vertical support with multiple fixed height positions. This allows the bench to adapt to different user heights and exercise requirements while maintaining structural simplicity through a straightforward extension mechanism rather than complex adjustable components.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements universality by designing the bench to perform both upper body exercises (traditional function) and lower body exercises (new function) through vertical height adjustment. The angular coupling system enables the platform to be positioned at different angles, allowing the same bench structure to serve multiple exercise purposes for users of various heights.
2Area of moving object
If exercise benches are made large and fixed in size, then they provide sufficient space for various exercises, but they become cumbersome and difficult to store in home environments
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dynamics by making the bench collapsible through a foldable platform and telescoping vertical support. The bench can be extended to provide sufficient exercise space when in use, then collapsed to a compact size for easy storage in home environments, eliminating the need for large permanent space allocation.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements segmentation by dividing the bench into separable components including a foldable platform and telescoping vertical support sections. This segmentation allows the bench to be disassembled or collapsed into a compact form for storage, while providing full functionality when assembled for exercise use.
3Adaptability or versatility
If exercise benches are designed without vertical adjustment capability, then they maintain structural simplicity, but they cannot properly accommodate users of different heights for correct exercise form
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dynamics by incorporating a telescoping vertical support with multiple fixed height positions that can be easily adjusted. This provides vertical adaptability for different user heights while maintaining relative structural simplicity through a straightforward extension and locking mechanism rather than complex adjustable components.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements parameter changes by providing discrete vertical height adjustments through the telescoping support mechanism. The bench can be set to different fixed heights to accommodate various user sizes, and the angular coupling system allows for different platform angles, enabling correct exercise form across multiple height parameters.
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AI summary
A training bench supports a user performing upper and lower body exercises and is comprised of a base, a seat, a main and adjustable support column, a pivoting support plate with angular adjustments, locking pins and rubber feet. The training bench has multiple vertical height adjustments independent of the seats' incline adjustments. All seat angles support a user's upper torso, lower torso or entire body. Ergonomics is a basis for the training bench structure. Many types of people are able to use the compact functional training bench regardless of their, height, size or exercise level.