Adjustable Weight Exercise Ball With Elastomeric Pouch
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional rigid weight exercise devices pose injury risks due to impact and lack adjustability, making them unsafe for various exercises, especially in group settings.
Innovation Solution
An adjustable weight exercise ball with a soft, compressible elastomeric interior and a smooth outer surface, featuring a pouch for weight insertion and retention, and straps for handling, ensuring safety and versatility.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If rigid weights are used for exercise, then the weight provides stable support for exercises, but the rigid material causes injury risks from impact and dropping
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies this principle by replacing rigid weight materials with a flexible, soft ball constructed from layers including an outer cover, interior material, and inflatable chamber. The flexible construction allows the ball to absorb impact energy and conform to body movements, eliminating the injury risks associated with rigid weights while maintaining exercise stability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies this principle by changing the physical parameters of the weight from rigid and heavy to soft and inflatable. The ball can be inflated to different pressures and filled with various materials (water, sand, foam) to adjust weight, while the soft exterior maintains safety by preventing impact injuries.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If conventional exercise balls are used, then the ball provides a soft surface for exercises, but the ball cannot be adjusted in weight
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies this principle by creating a dynamic weight adjustment system where the ball's weight can be changed by inflating or deflating the chamber, or by adding/removing fill materials. This dynamic adjustability allows the same ball to serve multiple weight requirements, enhancing versatility while maintaining the safe soft surface.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies this principle by designing a universal ball that can serve multiple functions: it provides a safe soft surface for exercises, can be adjusted to different weights for different exercise levels, and can be filled with various materials (air, water, sand, foam) to customize weight and firmness.
3Adaptability or versatility
If a pouch is added to the ball for weight insertion, then the ball becomes adjustable in weight, but the ball structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies this principle by merging the pouch functionality directly into the ball's existing structure. The pouch is integrated as part of the interior material or chamber system, allowing weight insertion without adding separate external components. This integration minimizes structural complexity while achieving weight adjustability.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The solution provides a safe and adjustable exercise ball that reduces injury risk by using a soft, conformable material to hold weights securely, allowing for various exercises without the hazards of rigid weights.
Implementation Method 1
the interior material comprises an elastomeric or elastic material that will substantially regain a shape after being deformed
Implementation Method 2
The interior volume of the adjustable weight exercise ball may comprise an interior material that is compressible to allow any number of weights to be inserted into the pouch
Data Source
AI summary
An adjustable weight exercise ball and particularly a soft exercise ball has one or more handles that are formed from a strap extending around the perimeter of the exercise ball. The exercise ball may have no rigid or hard materials, such as no more than 50 shore A hardness. The generally spherical exercise ball may have a substantially smooth outer surface with no significant protrusions from the surface. In addition, an adjustable weight exercise ball has a single aperture for the insertion of weights through an access slot to a pouch configured within the interior volume of the ball. The weights inserted into the exercise ball may be conformable weights that mold to the interior pouch area within the exercise ball. The interior material of the exercise ball may comprise an elastomeric material that compresses and seals the access slot closed after weights are inserted therein.