Bed Exercise Frame Layout That Protects the Headboard
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional bed exercise equipment poses challenges such as space constraints, difficulty in setup and removal, potential damage to bed structures, unsightliness, and lack of encouragement for regular use due to its bulky and expensive nature, especially for bedridden individuals with low muscle tone.
Innovation Solution
A bed exercise apparatus with a lower and upper frame configuration that can be easily set up and hidden, featuring attachment couplers, exercise bands, and adjustable rods, allowing for various exercises while minimizing stress on the bed structure and being adaptable for different bed sizes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If exercise equipment is clamped to the upper portion of a headboard, then the equipment can be securely positioned, but it may cause damage to the headboard and applies excessive force to the attachments
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a horizontal member or board that acts as an intermediary between the exercise equipment and the headboard. This intermediary distributes the torque force across a wider area of the headboard, preventing concentrated stress points that could cause damage while maintaining secure equipment positioning.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extends the attachment system from a single-point clamp to a distributed horizontal member that spans across the headboard. This dimensional change from vertical clamping to horizontal distribution reduces the torque concentration on any single attachment point.
2Ease of operation
If exercise equipment is braced under the mattress, then the equipment can be positioned, but it applies force to the mattress or box-spring that it is not designed to withstand
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the bracing function from the mattress area and relocates it to the headboard structure. By taking out the support requirement from the mattress zone and placing it on the headboard with the horizontal member, the mattress and box-spring are relieved of excessive forces they cannot withstand.
3Area of stationary object
If exercise equipment is made unobtrusive by folding away or standing against a wall, then space is saved, but the equipment is not easily brought out and set up by someone who is sick and bedridden
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the exercise equipment with the bed structure itself, specifically utilizing the headboard as part of the equipment support system. This integration eliminates the need for separate storage and setup actions, as the equipment becomes a permanent, easily accessible fixture that requires no folding or moving for bedridden users.
4Adaptability or versatility
If headboards and footboards have built-in exercise equipment, then the equipment is permanently available, but the headboards and footboards become bulky, very expensive, and are not easily reconfigurable
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the exercise equipment from the headboard structure, using the horizontal member as a separate, removable component that attaches to the headboard rather than being built into it. This segmentation allows the equipment to be easily reconfigured, removed, or adjusted without modifying the headboard itself, avoiding bulk and expense while maintaining availability.
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AI summary
An exercise apparatus that may be used in a bed, primarily for stretching and resistance exercises. The exercise apparatus may be configured with a lower frame and an upper frame. The lower frame is disposed between and connected to a bed frame and a headboard. The upper frame is connected to the lower frame and has exercise equipment attachment couplers.