Athletic Training Belt With Hip Triangle Straps
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing athletic training aids with restraining or resistance straps interfere with natural athletic motions, making it difficult for users to learn proper hip and upper body rotation, which is crucial for optimal performance in sports like baseball and golf.
Innovation Solution
An athletic training system comprising a support belt worn around the hips and thighs, combined with a resistance band, that securely maintains the belt in place using multiple straps and hip members to guide the user's motion, ensuring the hip joint and upper body act as a unit without interfering with the natural motion.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If restraining or resistance straps are used to control hip and upper body rotation, then proper athletic motion control is improved, but natural athletic motion is interfered with
Solution Approach 1:
The support belt is divided into multiple functional segments: a main belt portion for waist/hip placement, additional belts that maintain the first belt in place, and thigh straps that prevent slipping. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function without interfering with natural motion, as the straps work together to provide control only where needed while leaving other areas free for natural movement.
Solution Approach 2:
The hip members create a triangle configuration with straps extending from above and below the hip joint, providing localized control at the hip region while leaving the upper body and other areas free for natural motion. The resistance band applies force locally at the hip members rather than restraining the entire body, enabling proper rotation control without interfering with natural athletic motion elsewhere.
2Stability of the object's composition
If multiple belts and straps are used to secure the support belt, then belt stability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple belts are combined into an integrated support belt system where the first belt, additional maintaining belts, and thigh straps work together as a unified structure. The hip members with their triangle configuration of straps merge multiple restraining elements into a single functional unit that provides comprehensive stability without requiring separate adjustment mechanisms for each component.
Solution Approach 2:
The support belt system serves multiple functions simultaneously: the main belt provides hip support, the additional belts maintain belt position, the thigh straps prevent slipping, and the hip members with resistance bands control rotation. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate devices for each function, managing complexity through integrated design.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The system effectively guides users to perform athletic motions with proper hip and upper body rotation by providing controlled resistance, allowing for optimal performance without hindering natural movement, and enabling users to distinguish and correct defective form over time.
Implementation Method 1
an elastic resistance band, the opposite end of which is secured to one or both of the hip members
Data Source
AI summary
An athletic training system used when practicing athletic training activities. The athletic training system includes a belt and means for maintaining the belt in place and prevent the belt from rotating or slipping during application which can occur due to the forces placed on the belt during application. The belt is secured beneath the user's waist and partially surrounds each of the user's thighs. To further maintain the belt in place, a pair of thigh straps depend about the inside of the users thighs to partially surround the thighs. First and second hip members outwardly extend from the side-ends of the belt. Each of the hip members form a triangle configuration with a part of the triangle extending from above the user's hip joint and a part of the triangle extending from below the user's hip joint during application. An elastic resistance band includes one end that is secured to a support, and an opposite end releasably attached to one or both of the hip members.