Balancing Exercise Rod with Rotating Wheel Weight Cavities
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing exercise devices, such as barbells, lack weight adjustment mechanisms within the bar itself and do not have permanently affixed rotating wheels with weight compartments, limiting their ability to provide dynamic and adjustable resistance during walking or jogging exercises.
Innovation Solution
A grip bar with rotatably coupled wheels, each having a hub, spokes, and a rim portion with weight compartments, allowing for adjustable wheel weights that can be engaged within the wheel cavities, along with bar weights that can be selectively placed within bar cavities, enhancing the device's ability to provide adjustable resistance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If traditional barbells are used for exercise, then the structure is simple and easy to manufacture, but the weight adjustment requires adding and removing weight plates which is inconvenient and lacks dynamic resistance
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies nesting by placing weight compartments within the wheel structure itself. The wheels contain internal cavities that can hold weight plates, allowing the weights to be nested within the wheel assembly rather than requiring separate plate attachments. This integrates the weight adjustment mechanism into the wheel structure, improving convenience while managing complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements dynamics by making the wheels rotatable and the weight compartments adjustable during exercise. The wheels can rotate independently and the weight plates can be added or removed from the wheel cavities during use, providing dynamic resistance adjustment rather than static weight configuration. This allows users to change resistance levels without stopping the exercise routine.
2Adaptability or versatility
If weight plates are added and removed from traditional barbells, then weight can be adjusted, but the process is time-consuming and lacks permanently affixed rotating wheels with weight compartments
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the wheel structure with the weight compartment system. The wheels are permanently affixed to the bar and contain integrated cavities for holding weight plates. This combination eliminates the need to separately attach weights to the bar and allows quick access to weight compartments by simply rotating the wheels or accessing their cavities, significantly reducing adjustment time while maintaining flexibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies preliminary action by pre-configuring the wheel cavities to receive weight plates. The weight compartments are prepared in advance within the wheel structure, allowing users to quickly swap weights by simply placing or removing plates from the pre-positioned cavities rather than assembling weights during exercise. This preliminary preparation of weight storage locations reduces adjustment time.
3Adaptability or versatility
If permanently affixed rotating wheels with weight compartments are integrated into the bar, then dynamic and adjustable resistance is achieved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies universality by designing the wheels to serve multiple functions: they provide rotational resistance during exercise, contain weight compartments for resistance adjustment, and act as structural components of the bar assembly. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate mechanisms for each function, managing overall device complexity while achieving dynamic and adjustable resistance capability.
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AI summary
A balancing exercise rod apparatus for working out while walking or jogging includes a grip bar having a left end and a right end. A pair of wheels is coupled to the grip bar. The pair of wheels includes a left wheel and a right wheel rotatably coupled to the left end and the right end of the grip bar, respectively. Each of the wheels has a hub rotatably coupled to the grip bar, a plurality of spokes extending from the hub, and a rim portion. The rim portion has an inner side, an outer side, an interior face, and an exterior face. The plurality of spokes extends from the hub to the interior face. A plurality of wheel weights is coupled to the pair of wheels. The plurality of wheel weights is coupled within the rim portion.