Adjustable Weave Pole Trainer for Agility
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Solution Overview
Problem
Dog agility training for weave poles is challenging due to the difficulty in training dogs to navigate sets of uniformly-spaced poles, with existing equipment not meeting the specific requirements of all major agility organizations and lacking adjustable features for varying training needs.
Innovation Solution
A weave trainer with a rail and adjustable legs, allowing for independent positioning of weave poles along the rail and adjustable angles, which can be secured to the ground, enabling customization to meet different competition and training standards.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If fixed-position weave poles are used, then the structure is simple and stable, but the equipment cannot meet the specific requirements of different agility organizations and cannot accommodate varying training needs
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements adjustable poles with sliders that can move along the rail to different positions, transforming the static fixed-position structure into a dynamic adjustable one. This allows the same equipment to meet different spacing requirements of various agility organizations without changing the overall structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The equipment is divided into modular components: the rail, multiple adjustable poles, and sliders. Each pole can be independently positioned along the rail, allowing flexible configuration to match different competition standards while maintaining structural simplicity through standardized modules.
2Adaptability or versatility
If uniform pole spacing is used, then the equipment structure is simple, but it cannot accommodate progressive training needs from novice to advanced levels
Solution Approach 1:
The sliders enable dynamic adjustment of pole positions along the rail, allowing trainers to create uniform spacing for novice levels or varied spacing patterns for advanced training. The same mechanism serves multiple training progression needs.
Solution Approach 2:
The slider acts as an intermediary mechanism between the pole and the rail, providing a simple interface for adjusting pole positions. Trainers can easily move poles along the rail without complex tools or procedures, maintaining ease of operation while enabling progressive training adaptations.
3Reliability
If multiple separate equipment sets are used to meet different organization specifications, then each set meets its specific requirements, but the overall device complexity and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal weave pole trainer that can function for multiple agility organizations by allowing pole position adjustment. A single equipment set can be configured to meet AKC, USDAA, or other organization specifications, eliminating the need for multiple separate fixed equipment sets.
Solution Approach 2:
The adjustable pole positions transform a single static equipment set into multiple functional configurations, allowing one physical structure to reliably meet different regulatory requirements through reconfiguration rather than requiring separate dedicated equipment for each organization.
Data Source
AI summary
An apparatus for demonstrating animal agility. The weave apparatus includes a rail with a set of members positioned on alternating sides of the rail. Each member includes a slider with a weave pole. Each slider is movable along a longitudinal axis of a corresponding one of the members with the weave pole positioned over the rail in one position. In various embodiments, the weave apparatus includes a set of releasably removable members, indicia indicating the distance the slider is from the rail, a tilting mechanism between the weave pole and the slider, and/or a set of gates.