Arm Wrestling Table Peg System Stability
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional armwrestling tables lack sufficient stability and rigidity, particularly when competitors exert maximum force, leading to potential tipping or fouls due to inadequate hand peg designs and table construction.
Innovation Solution
The improved peg system consists of a peg with a male thread and a peg base with a flat head and elongated body, featuring inner and outer threads that securely fasten through the table's layers, providing additional strength and rigidity to the table top when fastened, thereby stabilizing the table during matches.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If conventional peg systems are used in armwrestling tables, then the table can be simpler in construction, but the stability and rigidity of the table top deteriorates when competitors exert maximum force
Solution Approach 1:
The peg system is divided into two separate components: a peg base that is embedded in the table top and a peg body that attaches to the base. This segmentation allows the complex fastening mechanism to be hidden within the table structure while maintaining a simple external appearance. The peg base contains the complex thread engagement and fastening mechanism, while the peg body remains a simple gripping component for competitors.
Solution Approach 2:
The peg body is designed to be inserted into and nested within the peg base when not in use. The peg base contains a recess that accommodates the peg body, creating a nested configuration. This nesting approach maintains the simple, clean appearance of the table top while housing the complex fastening mechanism within the base structure.
2Stability of the object's composition
If conventional peg systems are used, then installation is simpler, but the table tips or becomes unstable when competitors exert intense force
Solution Approach 1:
The peg base is pre-installed and embedded in the table top during manufacturing, with its fastening mechanism prepared in advance. This preliminary action allows the complex multi-layer fastening system to be installed once during table construction rather than requiring complex assembly during competition setup. The pre-installed base with its thread engagement mechanism provides immediate stability when competitors apply force.
3Reliability
If the peg system uses multiple layers of fastening, then the structural integrity improves, but the manufacturing process becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The peg base combines multiple fastening functions into a single integrated component. It simultaneously engages with the table top structure through outer threads and secures the peg body through inner threads, merging what would otherwise be separate fastening operations into one unified component. This merging maintains high structural integrity while simplifying the overall manufacturing process compared to using multiple separate fastening components.
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AI summary
A two part peg system including a handle used by arm-wrestlers to hold while armwrestling (the peg has a male thread), and a second part which is a peg base having a head that rests on the surface of the table and also a vertical body. The body passes through the leather, foam, wooden top and steel frame. The male portion (thread) of the peg base is responsible of holding leather, foam, wooden top and steel frame only when fastened or locked (the strength and rigidity is attained only when fastened or locked). The female thread of peg base passes through the head as well as the body of the peg base and creates a space to receive the male portion of the peg. The peg base holds the table wooden top including its leather and foam with steel frame together, and allows the peg to sit in it.