Athletic player seating system
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional athletic seating, such as metal benches and folding chairs, fails to provide comfort, nourishment, and temperature regulation for athletes during games, potentially depleting their strength, flexibility, and stamina, especially in extreme weather conditions.
Innovation Solution
An ergonomically-designed athletic player seating system featuring heated and cooled seats with massagers, integrated liquid containers for beverage dispensing, and an oxygen delivery system, controlled via a central console, providing climate-enhanced comfort and rejuvenation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If traditional metal benches or folding chairs are used for athlete seating, then the seating structure is simple and portable, but the athlete comfort, temperature regulation, and performance support deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple functions (seating, heating, cooling, massaging, beverage dispensing, oxygen delivery) into a single integrated seating unit. The frame structure supports seats with built-in heating elements, cooling systems with air vents, massagers in padded sections, and containers for beverages and oxygen tanks, all controlled through a centralized control system.
Solution Approach 2:
The seating unit serves multiple purposes simultaneously: it provides structural support for the athlete, regulates temperature through heating and cooling systems, relieves muscle fatigue via massagers, delivers hydration through beverage containers, and supplies oxygen through connected tanks. This multi-functional design replaces multiple separate equipment items.
2Temperature
If traditional seating is used, then the equipment is simple and portable, but temperature regulation in extreme weather conditions deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The heating elements are specifically positioned in padded sections that contact the athlete's body (seat, backrest, armrests), and cooling air vents are strategically placed to direct cooled air toward the athlete. This localized application of thermal control targets the most critical areas for athlete comfort and performance.
Solution Approach 2:
The system dynamically adjusts temperature parameters through heating elements that can be activated to warm the seat and cooling systems that circulate cooled air. The control system monitors and modifies thermal conditions in real-time to maintain optimal temperature ranges for athlete performance in varying weather conditions.
3Adaptability or versatility
If traditional seating is used, then the structure is simple, but athlete nourishment and rejuvenation capabilities deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent integrates beverage dispensing systems and oxygen delivery systems into the seating unit. Containers mounted on the frame hold beverages that can be dispensed to athletes, while oxygen tanks connected to the seat provide supplemental oxygen. These nourishment and rejuvenation functions are combined with the seating and climate control systems.
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 system enhances athlete comfort and performance by maintaining optimal temperature, providing hydration, reducing muscle fatigue, and allowing continuous physical exertion through targeted heating, cooling, and oxygen delivery.
Implementation Method 1
padded sections hosting heating elements and massagers are positioned on all user-contacting surface points of the backrest, the seat portion, and the footrest
Implementation Method 2
The first-seat and the second-seat each further include a cooling system and a series of air vents positioned to direct air moved by the cooling system towards the first-seat and the second-seat
Implementation Method 3
padded sections hosting heating elements and massagers are positioned on all user-contacting surface points
Data Source
AI summary
An athletic player seating system; the athletic player seating system may include a seating unit having a first-seat, a center console, and a second-seat hosted on a frame. The first-seat and the second-seat each include a backrest, a seat portion, and a footrest having padded sections hosting heating elements and massagers positioned on all user-contacting surface points. The first-seat and the second-seat each further include a cooling system and a series of air vents positioned to direct air moved by the cooling system towards the first-seat and the second-seat. The seating unit also includes a first-liquid-container and a second-liquid-container for water and sports beverages. Additionally, the seating unit includes means for oxygen delivery to a user.